Viagra Shelf Life

[usroads]

Hi Gentlemen,
I've got some Viagra left from pre lockdown 2 so it's about 12 months old. Doese Viagra have a use by date?
Thanks
USR

[tesla]

should say on the packet, or failing that look on the Pfizer website

[alabama1]

Why don,t you Google it, or better still ask your local pharmacist. 

[usroads]

Thanks guys. Googled - and it looks like good for 2 years past the expiration date. So all's well.

[GingerNuts]

Thanks guys. Googled - and it looks like good for 2 years past the expiration date. So all's well.

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[Nagilum]

Hi Gentlemen,
I've got some Viagra left from pre lockdown 2 so it's about 12 months old. Doese Viagra have a use by date?
Thanks
USR

Its usually over a year. Check the pack as mine expired this month and I purchased it before lockdown too. However, different brands have different dates. If in doubt chuck it out.

[Gordon Bennett]

should say on the packet, or failing that look on the Pfizer website

I quickly chuck packet away and stash the blister packed pills in an obscure dark corner. I think I'm down to one pill from the batch I bought about 3 years ago so I presume its past its sell-by but still effective if I manage to stir myself and venture out again.

[Stevelondon]

Its like fine wine, store in a dark place, ambient temperature, on its side.......be worth a fortune in a few years.

[Ali Katt]

After a few years when you pick it up the box goes limp.

[Lou2019]

Why don,t you Google it, or better still ask your local pharmacist. 

 

[Home Alone]

After a few years when you pick it up the box goes limp.

Seriously though, I have 4 x Cialis per  month on prescription and each pack has a 'Best before' date stamped on them. The last couple of prescriptions I've had had dates in 2022, then 2023 stamped on them. I'm sure the OP's Viagra will have the 'Bb' date stamped on them, too.

[daviemac]

Hi Gentlemen,
I've got some Viagra left from pre lockdown 2 so it's about 12 months old. Doese Viagra have a use by date?
Thanks
USR

Like all medication it has an expiry date, it's printed on the box and stamped into one end the blister pack.

[spiralnotebook]

I recently found some 6 year old Kamagra and it worked a treat.

[usroads]

Like all medication it has an expiry date, it's printed on the box and stamped into one end the blister pack.

Thanks Davie. I slung the packet and hadn't thought to look on the blister pack. 

[daviemac]

Thanks Davie. I slung the packet and hadn't thought to look on the blister pack. 

It can be hard to see as it's stamped in, not printed.  If your eyes are like mine you need a magnifying glass.   

[Stevelondon]

It can be hard to see as it's stamped in, not printed.  If your eyes are like mine you need a magnifying glass.   

I wonder why that is 

[marc_hotsteppa]

If it's still on the shelf, you should have wood 

[Mr Sinister]

I recently found some 6 year old Kamagra and it worked a treat.

It's been generally said that pills are still good way past their sell by date, just depends on the environment that you have kept them in. It's most likely that the potency of the drug has softened over time. I've taken ibuprofen 3 years out of date and that worked just fine.

[boardyhell]

don't know about viagra but was told by a doctor that tablets lose about 2 per cent per year

[RedKettle]

I used to use the blue pills and had two separate supplies, one for the wife and one for the hobby.  Never needed to worry about use by date for the hobby supply…………

[Gordon Bennett]

don't know about viagra but was told by a doctor that tablets lose about 2 per cent per year

Sounds like my cock since I turned 30.

[usroads]

It can be hard to see as it's stamped in, not printed.  If your eyes are like mine you need a magnifying glass.   

Yep - got a magnifying glass - 12 2023 so all's good. Roll on - haven't punted for about a year.

[scutty brown]

Thanks guys. Googled - and it looks like good for 2 years past the expiration date. So all's well.

That's a stupid idea.
Expiry dates are there for a reason. Don't fuck about with expired drugs

[willie loman]

That's a stupid idea.
Expiry dates are there for a reason. Don't fuck about with expired drugs

quite the drama queen arent we?

[scutty brown]

quite the drama queen arent we?

I don't know............are you a drama queen?
Something you're coming out with?

[centry]

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Here you go, hope that helped you.

[willie loman]

I don't know............are you a drama queen?
Something you're coming out with?

humour is not your thing scutty.

[scutty brown]

humour is not your thing scutty.

Maybe, but intelligence clearly isn't yours.

Looks like your obsession with chasing me round the forums has come back again. Are you ever going to grow out of it?

[willie loman]

Maybe, but intelligence clearly isn't yours.

Looks like your obsession with chasing me round the forums has come back again. Are you ever going to grow out of it?

i am not totally sure what ironic means, but i think your post is an example of irony.

[scutty brown]

i am not totally sure what ironic means, but i think your post is an example of irony.

Yes, irony is too difficult to teach north of the border, that's why I never use it when replying to you.
But I know what stupid means, and your posts are examples of stupidity. And of obsession

[willie loman]

Yes, irony is too difficult to teach north of the border, that's why I never use it when replying to you.
But I know what stupid means, and your posts are examples of stupidity. And of obsession

i call you out, as you are a preposterous character, a total walter mitty.

[scutty brown]

i call you out, as you are a preposterous character, a total walter mitty.

You call me out? What kind of pretentious crap-speak is that? Almost sounds like you're after some kind of duel - well you can fuck off

[Marmalade]

Shelf life

Haven’t read the whole thread so someone else may have pointed this out but…

Capsules of any kind are vulnerable to external conditions. However, hard compacted tablets will last a very long time if protected from heat and moisture — this includes viagra, cialis and nearly all types of generics of them that I’ve come across. You probably keep them in a blister pack anyway, just don’t leave them out in 40 degree heat if you’re travelling.

The only one I’ve come across that I would be more careful with is a mint-flavoured chewable one from abroad. Obviously the active ingredient is soluble and therefore could absorb moisture which might affect the active ingredient (they weren’t coated).

The short shelf that is quoted on an medicinal tablet is based on cost. When you bring out a product it’s damned expensive just to hold on to it for two years so you can test it again before you are allowed to sell it. As most people don’t stash them longer than that they usually just give them a couple of years. That way they can say they have been tested and are still active and safe after that period.

A few meds deteriorate and have reduced effect if stored for ages. Only a very small number become toxic (fish oil or omega-3 is one of them).

Hope that helps.

[Marmalade]

Mr mainstream ScuttleDog may think the reason is otherwise and he’s entitled to his opinion — as am I. A lot of foods have stupid “use by” dates as well: they want you to throw it out and buy another one. If a med says use by such and such a date though it means that’s the date up to which they can guarantee its potency assuming it hasn’t been opened. Keep it another 3 or 4 years and it might be down to about 80 or 85 % potency.

Sell-by dates on meds are something I happen to have looked into extensively but you can Google a few  medical papers on it if you want. There have also been some programs designed to see exactly how long a range of drugs can last for. A lot are thought to last for decades.

[spiralnotebook]

Well put Marm 

[Doc Holliday]

Well put Marm 

+1 Excellent summary. As I have posted before storage is everything. Avoid strong sunlight and heat. There are a relatively small number of medications where shelf life is very important in terms of significantly reduced efficacy and even fewer that may be toxic.

The efficacy of sildenafil is likely to be influenced far more by stomach contents and the age of the person taking it, than by expiry date on the packet.

[winkywanky]

After a few years when you pick it up the box goes limp.

 

[winkywanky]

Worth noting that if you discard any of this stuff, please don't simply wash it down the sink.

Apparently local fishermen's catches have been badly affected, fish no longer get caught in their nets by wriggling around, they simply pass through like rigid, silver bullets.

However having kippers for breakfast rather than Cornflakes has had some promising results.

[Blackpool Rock]

I think we need to consider that there is a difference between "best before" and "Expiry" / "Use by"

Best before and Use by tend to be for foods and lets be honest they never used to put dates on things but your eyes and nose tended to let you know if something was off and likely to cause you harm but anyway.
Best before is often used for canned goods and they claim it's the date up to which the quality should remain the same but you may start to see changes in colour and loss of flavour etc
Use by tends to be for more perishable goods such as milk, however so long as your fridge works correctly and you put milk straight back into it rather than letting it sit on the side for 30 minutes mid summer while you eat your breakfast and then wash the pots etc it should still be OK and safe to consume for a day or two after the use by date. Again the sniff test should tell you whether it's OK or 

Expiry dates are an official "Don't use after this date" statement relating to both efficacy and safety however the reality is that as with a food use by date there will be a good margin for error built into that date as they will know many people will assume it's still OK as it's only 6 months out of date etc and i've got the screaming shits and can't pop out for some Imodium so what's the worst that can happen 

There does appear to have been a general tightening up of expiry dates however and simple medicines such as Paracetamol used to have a 5 year expiry date 30 years ago however that's more like 3 years now
Toxicity as already mentioned is a potential problem and can make some medicines harmful, aspirin for example can start to degrade and produce FSA (Free Salicylic acid) which basically smells like vinegar but can potentially kill you 

Whether the medicines have been stored correctly is also a major factor so heat; humidity and sunlight all contribute, expiry dates will factor in that the medicine may have been stored in a bathroom cabinet regularly exposed to heat and humidity from baths and showers etc

Of course there are then some medicines which may begin to degrade more once opened and exposed to microbes and oxygen etc, these will more likely be liquids rather than a solid dose tablet however they may carry an additional instruction not to use after a certain time frame after opening, eye drops are an example

[winkywanky]

Put simply, if your Viagra goes past its use-by date you aren't getting enough sex.

So pull your finger out, and perhaps insert something else instead?

[Blackpool Rock]

Put simply, if your Viagra goes past its use-by date you aren't getting enough sex.

So pull your finger out, and perhaps insert something else instead?

Yeah it's a bit like condoms going out of date with the OH 

[holeymoley]

Seriously though, I have 4 x Cialis per  month on prescription and each pack has a 'Best before' date stamped on them. The last couple of prescriptions I've had had dates in 2022, then 2023 stamped on them. I'm sure the OP's Viagra will have the 'Bb' date stamped on them, too.

Apologies for being slightly off topic - I am in same situation but 1 a week is not enough at times, just wondering if it’s easy to purchase more from the same chemist ( Lloyd’s ) without any formality?

[lillythesavage]

Apologies for being slightly off topic - I am in same situation but 1 a week is not enough at times, just wondering if it’s easy to purchase more from the same chemist ( Lloyd’s ) without any formality?

DR Fox, online, buy what you like.

With regards to dates. I brought loads back from India, used it for years after bbf date and it worked as it should, dark dry ambient storage is the key.

[FiveKnuckles]

Put simply, if your Viagra goes past its use-by date you aren't getting enough sex.

So pull your finger out, and perhaps insert something else instead?

lots single men with large stash from lockdown 

flip side, wasted many blue pills walking from b&s recently with no viable back up.

[GingerNuts]

Apologies for being slightly off topic - I am in same situation but 1 a week is not enough at times, just wondering if it’s easy to purchase more from the same chemist ( Lloyd’s ) without any formality?

DR Fox, online, buy what you like.

With regards to dates. I brought loads back from India, used it for years after bbf date and it worked as it should, dark dry ambient storage is the key.

External Link/Members Only might be cheaper depending on exactly what you want to purchase.

If it works for new customers there's a 15% off code if you spend over £40 in August - AUG15

[FiveKnuckles]

DR Fox, online, buy what you like.

+1 to Dr. F.
I order the 100mg tabs and msg the support team to supply the splittable 50/50mg pills. 

External Link/Members Only might be cheaper depending on exactly what you want to purchase.

If it works for new customers there's a 15% off code if you spend over £40 in August - AUG15

Menachem cheaper than Dr.F but they didn't have splittable pills and advised against chopping them due to coating.  If they do stock splittable version I will be ordering from them

[holeymoley]

+1 to Dr. F.
I order the 100mg tabs and msg the support team to supply the splittable 50/50mg pills. 


Menachem cheaper than Dr.F but they didn't have splittable pills and advised against chopping them due to coating.  If they do stock splittable version I will be ordering from them

Thanks for the responses guys but Ciallis/Tadalafil only 10mg or 20mg I thought ?

[Band1t]

Assured Pharmacy are spot on and reliable with very speedy delivery. I’ve been using them for years.
Sildenafil 100mg does the trick every time. £1.90 a pop after loyalty discount.

[scutty brown]

Thanks for the responses guys but Ciallis/Tadalafil only 10mg or 20mg I thought ?

correct, but 20mg tadalafil is more than equivalent to 100mg sildenafil

[winkywanky]

Interesting reading this thread.

I have occasionally (and successfully) used Sildenafil over the last couple of years, almost as an 'insurance policy' at punts or for civvie sex. 50mg works well for me, with a little flushing and occasional slight headache which pass in around 3hrs as I metabolise it. Oh, and a rock hard weapon too, but literally for the length of that 'window' .

I decided to try Tadalafil to see what the result would be. Possibly less side-effects, but hard boners available for a day or two - allegedly. I bought the smallest number of 20mg tablets available and also a pill cutter to reduce the dosage to 10mg. Took half a tablet which didn't seem to work particularly well, so then took the other half (20mg total). As a result I felt slightly 'weird' for 48hrs, and with a slight, nagging headache for all that time. The sex was with a somewhat disappointing civvie, infact I flopped halfway through (unusual for me) although that could have been down to some very tight condoms she had, combined with a very tight backdoor (hers, not mine  ).

Although these other factors did affect my performance, I very much get the impression the Tadalafil didn't work for me as well as the Sildenafil normally does. Especially as 20mg 'equates to' 100mg Sildenafil, and I very successfully use only 50mg of that.

I have no relevant health conditions to be concerned about so I shall probably try half a tablet next time (10mg) and see how I get on. If no joy, then it seems that Tadalafil is just not for me?