Every medicine you buy has an expiration date printed on it somewhere, but does it actually go bad? This week on Reactions, we explain the chemistry of drug expiration dates.
Sources:
- Do Some Drugs Become Dangerous After Expiration?
- Testing Drug Stability for Long-Term Storage
- Stability Study of Tetracycline Drug in Acidic and Alkaline Solutions by Colorimetric Method
- That Drug Expiration Date May Be More Myth Than Fact
- Extending Shelf Life Just Makes Sense
- Expired drugs research letter
- Expiration Dating Extension
- Shelf Life/Expiration Dating
- Drug Expiration Dates — Do They Mean Anything?
- How Reliable are Drug Expiration Dates?
- Technician Tutorial: Drug Expiration and Beyond-Use Dates
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