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efficacy of 2 year opened Armour?

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Can anyone advise me whether an unopened pot of Armour expiry date 2018 ,stored correctly will still be ok to use ? And whether one that has been opened at least 2 years with a 2018 expiry date, stored the same will be too ?

Thank you, and best wishes, G.

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I am sure they will still be effective. I think in the past there was no use-by date on prescription drugs.

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Aurealis in reply to shaws

I didn’t know that, very useful, thanks

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Gillybean1 in reply to shaws

thank you Shaws, sorry for late reply, really out of it at the moment, thanks for taking the time,

every best wish G

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Gillybean1, If it were me, I would definitely not have any concerns about using tabs from the unopened bottle. I suspect they will be fine for years to come. I doubt there's any reason to question the tabs in the opened bottle either. At worst they may have lost a little potency, but I'm not convinced of that and would happily take them myself.

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Gillybean1 in reply to RedApple

Thank you for your reply Red apple, sorry im a bit out of it at the moment, but thank you for taking the time to respond, i will hang onto them,

Every best wish G.

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Trillylil

I’ve taken meds that have expired. I’m source that they are ok from a safety point of view. They may be a bit less efficacious but other than that they haven’t caused any adverse effects.

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Gillybean1 in reply to Trillylil

Thank you for your reply Trillylil and taking the time, i will hang onto them,

Every best wish G

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Gillybean1

Thank you reallyfedup123 i will hang onto them then,

Every best wish G.

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