How to deal with expired medicines in first aid kits

First aid kits are a must-have in every home as an emergency measure. Before using the first aid kit, please check and record the expiration date, and replace and dispose of expired items in a timely manner.

Don't take expired medicines, because some medicines have lost their active ingredients after the expiry date, and even produce harmful substances, which may not only fail to guarantee the efficacy of the medicines, but may even be harmful to your body if you continue to take them.

The proper way to dispose of expired medicines is to take them to a drug collection point for recycling. You can search the internet or contact your local government to find out where the nearby drug collection points are located. If you want to dispose of expired medicines on your own, please do not throw them away to avoid contaminating the soil and water sources and affecting the ecosystem. Also, damage the packaging so that unscrupulous people do not get hold of it and modify the batch number and date of manufacture and bring it back to the market, endangering the public.