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With an uptick in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths, it’s understandable to start thinking about testing again—and if the ones you’ve had for a while are still good.
Millions of Americans have used Paxlovid to treat COVID-19, but some have received medications that have expired, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The FDA last week also said “existing tests used to detect and medications used to treat COVID-19 continue to be effective” with another omicron subvariant called BA.2.86, which has been ...
The FDA doesn’t recommend using expired COVID at-home tests that do not have an expiration date extension. “COVID-19 tests and the parts they are made of may degrade, or break down, over time.
One exception occurred during the 2010 Swine Flu Epidemic when the FDA authorized expired Tamiflu based on SLEP Data. [9]The US FDA is able to extend the shelf life of drugs throughout national, state, local, tribal, and territorial stockpiles through two legal means: by issuing an Emergency Use Authorization on using a drug past its expiration date (which is legally an unapproved use of a ...
The expiration date of pharmaceuticals specifies the date the manufacturer guarantees the full potency and safety of a drug. Most medications continue to be effective and safe for a time after the expiration date. A rare exception is a case of renal tubular acidosis purportedly caused by expired tetracycline. [9]
The United States' Center for Drug Evaluation and Research officially recommends that drugs past their expiration date be disposed. [11] It has been argued that this practice is wasteful, since consumers and medical facilities are encouraged to purchase fresh medication to replace their expired products, also resulting in additional profits for pharmaceutical firms.
At-home COVID-19 test kits can expire, so it’s best to check the box for an expiration date, according to experts. But even if the date has passed, your test kit could still be good to use.