Prevent Confusion When Med Expiration Dates Are Extended

July 2023

Questions are popping up about how to avoid problems when FDA extends a med’s expiration date...due to shortages, disasters, etc.

We’ve seen this happen with products such as nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) tabs...COVID-19 vaccines...and epinephrine auto-injectors (EpiPen, etc).

But changes in expiration dates can lead to confusion...since the date may be different than what’s printed on the med’s packaging.

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