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That will depend on the antibiotic, but the short answer is the antibiotic will likely be destroyed by being placed in a freezer. The ice crystals that will form will break up the antibiotic and render it ineffective.

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No, if you read the pharmacist insert/medicine information sheet that most phamacys put in the bag, it will tell you the lowest temperature and the highest temperature that the medicine will remain at it's primary shelf life.

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no. because if you do it`ll be out of date very quickly and it won`t do what

it`s supposed to do it`ll do th wrong thing so.no!

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