2012 End of the World Thing Part II

[buck]

For the LULZ...

As some of you know i work in Pharmacy, to cut a long storey short as i am very tired....

...of all the antibiotics on my shelf, as well as new ones i order, and new ones that come in, not a single box has a use by date past 2012...

Government conspiricy to kill everyone off with bacterial infectionz!!!!

Makes sense, because once enough people are dead you can theoretically stop bacteria, you cant stop a virus, at least generally speaking it would be practically impossible.

Disscuss the implications of this new finding!

[Kikaz]

For the LULZ...

Mine.

[Clarkey]

With a splitting headache you reach into your medicine cabinet for some aspirin only to find the stamped expiration date on the bottle has passed - two years ago. So, do you take it or don't you? If you decide to take the aspirin will it be a fatal mistake or will you simply continue to suffer from the headache?

This is a dilemma many people face in some way or another. A column published in Pyschopharmacology Today offers some advice.

It turns out that the expiration date on a drug does stand for something, but probably not what you think it does. Since a law was passed in 1979, drug manufacturers are required to stamp an expiration date on their products. This is the date at which the manufacturer can still guarantee the full potency and safety of the drug.

Most of what is known about drug expiration dates comes from a study conducted by the Food and Drug Administration at the request of the military. With a large and expensive stockpile of drugs, the military faced tossing out and replacing its drugs every few years. What they found from the study is 90% of more than 100 drugs, both prescription and over-the-counter, were perfectly good to use even 15 years after the expiration date.

So the expiration date doesn't really indicate a point at which the medication is no longer effective or has become unsafe to use. Medical authorities state expired drugs are safe to take, even those that expired years ago. A rare exception to this may be tetracycline, but the report on this is controversial among researchers. It's true the effectiveness of a drug may decrease over time, but much of the original potency still remains even a decade after the expiration date. Excluding nitroglycerin, insulin, and liquid antibiotics, most medications are as long-lasting as the ones tested by the military. Placing a medication in a cool place, such as a refrigerator, will help a drug remain potent for many years.

Is the expiration date a marketing ploy by drug manufacturers, to keep you restocking your medicine cabinet and their pockets regularly? You can look at it that way. Or you can also look at it this way: The expiration dates are very conservative to ensure you get everything you paid for. And, really, if a drug manufacturer had to do expiration-date testing for longer periods it would slow their ability to bring you new and improved formulations.
The next time you face the drug expiration date dilemma, consider what you've learned here. If the expiration date passed a few years ago and it's important that your drug is absolutely 100% effective, you might want to consider buying a new bottle. And if you have any questions about the safety or effectiveness of any drug, ask your pharmacist. He or she is a great resource when it comes to getting more information about your medications.

[Vendetta]

Considering I'm apparently immune to any and all sickness, I suppose I'll end up like will Smith, makes sense, seeing as I am a legend.

[Clarkey]

This is how the earth will look on it's last day on 21st Dec 2012......

[Clarkey]

This is how the earth will look on it's last day on 21st Dec 2012......

[spoiler][/spoiler]

I doubt it.

Hmmm...

Ah ok, so more like this?

[Z E R O]

Nope, you're missing the massive clouds of ash and then the billowing fire from Canada.

Fire doesn't exist in Canada, it's too cold.

[Clarkey]

I heard that this will be Canada on 21st Dec 2012.

[Z E R O]

Nope, you're missing the massive clouds of ash and then the billowing fire from Canada.

Fire doesn't exist in Canada, it's too cold.

I heard the the French Canadians are working on something.

Figures... they aren't real Canadians anyways.

[MEZZANINE]

OOOOOO end of the world, cool.... will there be cake ???


Anyone who believes this stuff should take out massive mortgages / loads / credit cards and party hard from now til doomsday, the fact that we are all here means we're still in our daily routines and dont believe it

[Nitro S]

yeah well I`m gonna buy myself a keg of bier, take a few chairs, sit down on the open street adn watch with my friends how everybody is freaking out

Charizard aka Style

[Kjarkur]

I don't wish for the world to end but I would like something exciting to happen. Something that could bring mankind closer together.

[Z E R O]

I don't wish for the world to end but I would like something exciting to happen. Something that could bring mankind closer together.

Big orgy?

[BMMJ13]

I don't wish for the world to end but I would like something exciting to happen. Something that could bring mankind closer together.

Big orgy?

rofl, no

I live in the land of fatasses XD

Poor SS. He still thinks those are other people. 'Tis what happens when you live in a room full of fun house mirrors.

[vinny d]

Something major is going to happen. It is happening before your eyes. At the end of all epochs, chaos ensues. I would say the past decade has been quite chaotic.

Remember one thing folks, everything ends. You will die, I will die, Earth will die. These are facts, how and when, raise the questions.