Do you check for the expiry date before using the medication?
Do
you check for the expiry date before using the medication?
BACKGROUND
Medicines have expiry dates so you know when to use them by. After the expiry
date medicines may not be safe or lose some or all of their effectiveness
(ability to work). If you’ve had a medicine for a while, check the expiry date
before using it. You should also make sure that you’ve stored the medicine
properly. If your medicine looks, tastes or smells different to when you first
got it, even if it’s within the expiry date, take it to your pharmacist for
advice You can find the expiry date on the medicine packaging or on the label.
Question
Do you check for the expiry date before using the medication?
A. Yes I always check the expiry date before use
of any medication even before I buy it.
B. Yes I check sometimes but not always, I check
when I feel it has stayed for long
C. I don’t check and there is no need to check
because I trust Doctors and Nurses
INSTRUCTIONS
Go to messages on your phone. Type HITS FM followed by your District and A,
B, or C. Send to 8585. This SMS is totally FREE OF
CHARGE.
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