The only caveat is that some drugs will
degrade to forms that might be more toxic.
Since bute is dirty cheap and good
horses are hard to find, I would trash it.
Best Regards,
Cristiano von Simson, DVM
From:
ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ed & Wendy Hauser Sent: domingo, 5 de novembro de
2006 17:32 To: Jean; heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] bute
The other part of the puzzle is what data was
collected. Often when we were setting up expiration dates on industrial
chemicals, we would store for a certain length of time (we liked 2 years), then
determine if it was good. If the stuff was good we would then tell the
factory to put an expiration date 2 years after production. Some things
did go to hell earlier. Those would get a shorter expiration date.
I would expect that Bute if
stored dry would be unchanged for many many years. Other drugs should be
much less stable. I would not be surprised to find that bute was found to
be pretty much unchanged after whatever the standard time for the company was
and this was used as an expiration date.
I can't prove any of this, so for critical drugs I would
discard after expiration. If Bute
has lost a bit of potency, it usually won't matter all that much.
Ed
Ed & Wendy Hauser 2994 Mittower Road Victor, MT59875
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