They are completely functional operating rooms that meet all current hospital, surgical, fire and safety standards. Although this will be the first time these units have been used at U. S. Naval Hospital, Okinawa, it s not the first time fleet hospital operating room units have been used as temporary replacements. Tripler Army Hospital, Hawaii, successfully used the fleet hospital operating rooms during renovations to their operating rooms in early 1990. It s time to clean out your medicine cabinet. The same medications that helped you feel better at one time, could now make you sick if safety precautions are not taken.
All medications have an expiration date.
Over the counter drugs have an expiration date on the package or bottle. If there is no expiration date, use the date the prescription was filled as a guide. As a rule of thumb, prescriptions drugs expire after one year, said LCDR Bill Blanche, MSC, pharmacist at Naval Hospital Jacksonville. There could be a serious drug interaction between the old medication and any new medication you may be taking, including over the counter medication and herbs. So, be wise.