2024-01-24 11:02:00
Medicines, an American study reveals the truth about deadlines. A billion dollar waste
A study of Food and drug administration American (Fda) reveals that the 95% of drugs that we use reports a profoundly wrong expiry date by default. Even the 22% of medicines one might assume up to 5 years after the date indicated. It is estimated – we read in La Stampa – that in 40% of cases we interrupt treatment prematurely. Furthermore, one in ten pills ends up in the bin because the industries that produce them they continue to sell packages that are either too large or too small compared to the days of therapy needed. A waste that costs us around 2 billion a year in total. Which could be reduced to the bare bones if someone were to sift through the study conducted on over three thousand batches of drugs by the FDA, the stars and stripes version of our AIFA, which reveals how 95% of that sea of expired boxes and tins that clutter up the our medicine cabinets they still work great even after more than a year.
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Indeed, in 25% of cases they remain active even beyond four years. Naturally, the assumption that should not be underestimated – continues La Stampa – is that these products are stored correctly and to be safe, before deciding whether to continue taking them or not it is always advisable to ask your doctor. But with all due exceptions over 9 cases out of 10 tablets and capsules work well after one year from their expiry date, in several cases even beyond, the FDA study always certifies. Which usually does not give discounts to the drug industry. 88% of drug batches accumulated in warehouses – those in good condition after 4 years – were then found to still be in excellent condition on average 66 months later, i.e. 5 and a half years beyond their expiry. It’s even better for the very popular aspiringiven that the acetylsalicylic acid that composes it has been shown to retain all its properties too after 10 years.
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