The bottle of Lomotil shows the prescription instructions and date issued but does not give a shelf life. How do you know when it is no longer safe to keep in your medicine cabinet?
What is the shelf life of Lomotil?
Question posted by Paddywagon on 20 April 2011
Last updated on 12 July 2017
Answers
DzooBaby
20 April 2011
With most meds they say to discard them a year after they were filled. You could call the pharmacy where they were filled. They should have a record of the expiration date on the bottle they took them from to fill your bottle but the general rule is to discard after a year.
BarneyRubble778
23 Feb 2012
Well, that's not an answer. Anyone can say - general rule is to throw out after a year. The question was specific. If you don't know the answer, don't waste our time.
BarneyRubble778
23 Feb 2012
The shelf life of Lomotil/Dymotil tablets is 5 years when stored in blister packs.
Sympatico
12 July 2017
DzooBaby gave a perfectly sensible answer to the question posed by PaddyWagon. It's clear DBaby responded in an honest attempt to be of assistance. The slap down delivered by BR778, was so unnecessary. Trust me BRubble 778, no one wants to know how ugly your think. Further, as the Ontario College of Pharmacists recommend you contact your pharmacist if you have and doubts about the age or efficacy of your medication, Dbaby's advice was far superior to yours
.BRubble778 states confidently the shelf life of lomotil is 5 years in blister packs. Besides providing no accreditation on which to base his advice, he does not mention that room temperature, exposure to sun light and humidity can affect the efficacy of many meds, even those in blister packs.
When it comes to older meds, caution should be your first call. The second should be to your pharmacist
"When you think you know it all, there's not much that you'll learn."
Ralph Marston
the the environment of the drugs are such as humidity, temperature fluctuations and what the kind of his repose? gythe same question Cleaning out your medicine cabinet once a year is generally accepted practice supported by most pharmacists
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- Lomotil uses and safety info
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