When it comes to expired medications, the main concern is often reduced effectiveness rather than toxicity. According to James Reissig, a pharmacist at University Hospitals, most medications lose ...

While some Malawians are struggling to access essential drugs in the country’s public hospitals, the Central Medical Stores ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Memorial Health announced Thursday that it collected 178 pounds of medication during its annual drug ...

Medications can lose potency or won’t be as effective for treating a condition after expiration. Some medications become toxic after expiration. Because of this, critical medications, such as insulin, ...

The drugs have to be kept secure and at the proper humidity and temperature so they don't degrade. Luckily, the country has rarely needed to tap into many of the drugs, but this means they often reach ...

One in seven drug packages stored in physicians’ pharmaceutical sample closets is expired, according to a study reported in American Medical News. An estimated $2.2 billion worth of drug samples go to ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, April 26, and multiple agencies are partnering to get expired or unused medications off the streets. The Hawaiʻi Department of ...

County governments are grappling with expired drugs supplied by the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (Kemsa), the Saturday Standard has established. In a recent report by the outgoing Auditor General ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. A trash can filled with unused drugs. [Getty Images] Almost every home in Kenya has a mini ...

Though vitamins won't expire and become unsafe, they will lose potency, which means they're not doing you any good.