Eye medication - Fluorometholone

[Bazile]

Took my eye medication this morning - then realised that it had gone 4 days past the 28 days after first opening , that it should have been discarded .

Is that detrimental ?

[Sqad]

No big deal Bazile.

[factor-fiction]

I must admit to using medication quite a lot older than that., without any adverse impact

[Mosaic]

It will be fine.

[Sqad]

\\\\Took my eye medication this morning\\\

When you say "took" you didn't drink it did you?.....;-)

[Bazile]

That's a relief .

However why do they state a date to discard after opening - is the medication less effective after a longer period than 28 days after opening or would it cause problems after a longer period than 28 days after opening .

[Bazile]

No , i didn't drink it sqad :-)

Although now you mention it - sometimes after instilling it into the eye , i can sometimes taste it in my throat .

Is that normal ?

[Sqad]

Bazile yes it is normal.........it may pass down the naso-lacrimal duct into the back of the throat.....you are quite normal as is the efficacy of your eye drops.

[Mosaic]

Like when the opticia puts those yellow drops in your eyes, then you blow your nose and.....OMG