Understand the Updated Format for Drug Expiration Dates

April 2021

You'll see a new standard format for manufacturer drug expiration dates...based on revisions to USP Chapter <7> about med labeling.

It's been a long time coming.

For years, there's been confusion when interpreting expiration dates due to ambiguous month abbreviations...nonuniform order format of day, month, and year...and other quirks.

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