What expiration dates on prescription drugs really mean

Rochester, N. Y. (WHAM) - One in four people struggle to afford their prescriptions. Yet more than a billion dollars of prescription drugs are destroyed every year because of the tiny date on the package. The growing debate over what expiration dates really mean starts with a trip to the Van Lare Wastewater Treatment Plant. In tanks 35 feet deep, bubbling brown water reveals micro-organisms at work devouring waste and impurities. "We remove solid materials and grit.