The Myth of Drug Expiration Dates

Re:The Myth of Drug Expiration Dates by GordonS on Wednesday July 19, 2017 @02:42AM (#14802389)

Then perhaps the solution is for the FDA to allow HALT testing. Having said that, I imagine there is little incentive for pharma companies to willingly extend the shelf life of their products - perhaps the real solution is for the FDA to actually require HALT testing.

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Re:The Myth of Drug Expiration Dates by Broken_Hippo on Wednesday July 19, 2017 @06:33AM (#14803293)

I think the real thing here is, "Better safe than sorry". It's fine to use things like HALT testing initially to say, "this drug should be effective for 8 years" so that folks can get it to market before 8 years have passed.

But if, in reality, that drug only lasts for a strong 5 years, after which time it loses effectiveness, especially in high humidity or with high UV exposure. We could catch this with real-time tests and adjust accordingly - before it actually affects the general public's health.

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