Viagra Expiration

Some reports across the Internet and printed media revealed that there is no Viagra expiration date. An inaccurate report that only has benefited those pharmaceuticals and retailers who keep selling the drug beyond the expiration date.

Offer and demand have added to this medication more polemic that all the controversy caused after its approval in the mid 1990s. Research has found that about 30 million men suffer from erectile dysfunction (ED) in different grades, as a result of different conditions that affect the blood vessels.

ED may occur suddenly after an injury or surgery that interrupts the veins and arteries connecting the penis with the central nervous system causing temporary erectile dysfunction that is treated with Viagra.

After the condition disappears, ED may disappear spontaneously, and he may keep any left over medication without worrying about the expiration date. There after, if the patient needs the drug again, instead of asking his doctor, he may simply take the Viagra he already has without caring that it has expired, increasing his risk of getting major health problems.

Viagra expiration occurs in the same way that other drugs. After the date printed on the label, the medication begins to degrade, and eventually losing its effectiveness. The process is not immediate and may occur in months depending on the drug's storage conditions.

You may be taking the drug for a month or two after the expiration date and the only thing that would be noticeable is a decreasing in the potency, but in the long rung the results are unpredictable and more likely associated to each individual's case.

After any medication expires, nobody can predict for how long their original properties will last, and how effective it will be. Viagra is no an exception. After the Viagra expiration date, there are people who have tried the drug without perceiving any difference, and there are others who have suffered side effects.

You cannot trust in an expired drug, disregard the men who have reported that a 3-year expired Viagra is as effective as it was when they were originally prescribed with this medication. In most cases, the best thing to do is discard the drug and visit your Doctor for a new prescription.

Most health care providers consider that Viagra expiration date must be taken in account, since it is more likely that it worsens ED instead of promoting an erection. Furthermore, even when there is no evidence, Viagra may become toxic after expiration like occurs with several antibiotics.

As occurs with sex, play safe with Viagra, discontinue its use after the expiration date. If your community has set a day for collecting expired drugs, let your old Viagra medication go away and find the expert advice of your doctor, who will prescribe you a fresh dose according to your present needs.