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Lauren Clark

Can medicines go off? 6 signs to look out for and why you shouldn’t use expired products

Women holding pill bottle in one hand and smartphone in the other.

Certain medications in your cupboard can be amazingly helpful for family life. Whether you’ve got a cold or are fighting an infection, certain products can be very helpful to have to hand for yourself and your children.

However, while building up a selection of medication to use when necessary, you may find that certain products you have stashed away are approaching or past their expiry date. When things are busy - between parenting, work and everything else - it is understandable that you might be tempted to still use them.

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