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Is it safe to use the eye drops after a month of opening the container even if the expiry date is of 2 years later?
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Expiry date is for bottles not opened. If opened once ....it's more prone for contamination. Never use beyond 1 month. Discard it even if little is still there and use fresh one.
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Dr. Pavan Chavan
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
16 yrs exp
Pune
Ma'am it's not recommended to use any Eyedrops beyond one month of opening it . So always put a date over the Eyedrops whenever you open it.
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Dr. Sumantra Jyoti
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
11 yrs exp
Panchkula
Usually the eye drops are safe upto 6 weeks after opening. Avoid using after that duration.
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