Don’t Let Patients Get Expired Meds
November 2022
You can help prevent administration of outdated meds.
Giving meds before their expiration or beyond-use date helps ensure potency, stability, sterility, etc.
The manufacturer typically assigns an expiration date to the original product. But you’ll need to assign a beyond-use date to some meds...such as compounded preps, opened vials, and repackaged meds.
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