• rhombus
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    2 months ago

    Ibuprofen probably isn’t stable for a decade. Then again, apparently no one knows for sure! Studies pick an arbitrary amount of time to test and then call that the shelf life if it remains usable. So far it doesn’t seem anyone has had the patience to test the absolute shelf life of ibuprofen

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      My laymen understanding is they slowly break down and become less effective but not dangerous or negative.