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First, check to see if the expiration date got an extension by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. If it did, that means the test can still produce accurate results. Here’s how to check:
Some households that ordered the COVID-19 antigen tests have expressed concern about receiving kits nearing their expiration date. The test kits are part of the COVID-19 test-distribution program ...
The FDA has a list online of authorized home COVID-19 tests, along with links to “updated expiration dates” so you can check to see if your test’s expiration date has been extended.
One exception occurred during the 2010 Swine Flu Epidemic when the FDA authorized expired Tamiflu based on SLEP Data. [9]The US FDA is able to extend the shelf life of drugs throughout national, state, local, tribal, and territorial stockpiles through two legal means: by issuing an Emergency Use Authorization on using a drug past its expiration date (which is legally an unapproved use of a ...
Drug expiration is the date after which a drug might not be suitable for use as manufactured. Consumers can determine the shelf life for a drug by checking its pharmaceutical packaging for an expiration date. Drugs which are past their shelf life can decompose [1] and either be ineffective [2] or even harmful. [2]
The expiration date is the final day that the manufacturer guarantees the full potency and safety of a medication. Drug expiration dates exist on most medication labels, including prescription, over-the-counter and dietary supplements. U.S. pharmaceutical manufacturers are required by law to place expiration dates on prescription products prior ...
For example, a “BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Self Test” from lot number 181922 has a new expiration date of Oct. 11. That’s more than a year after its printed date of Sept. 11, 2022, extending the ...
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