Got expired medication in the cupboard? Here's how to get rid of it safely

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Got expired medication in the cupboard? Here's how to get rid of it safely
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Is your medicine cabinet full of expired medications you no longer use?

Pippa Hudson is joined by Johannes Ravele, president of the South African Association of Community Pharmacists.It's likely something an awful lot of us are guilty of, inadvertently hoarding old and expired medications.

Pippa Hudson poses the question to the president of the South African Association of Community Pharmacists, Johannes Ravele."The expired medication can either be more effective and more dangerous and illicit results that are not desirable...or they can be weak and not be effective."I've thrown the medication box away, where can I find the expiry date for the meds?

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