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A Medicinal Product shall not be used beyond its
expiry date why?
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The expiration
date is the final day that the manufacturer guarantees the full potency and
safety of a medication. The expiration date of a drug is determined by
stability testing. An expired medicine is not safe for human consumption because
of the following reasons.
v Some drugs losses potency over time due to
degradation, and become less effective at treating the intended condition (i.e in
an expired medication, the drug has limited or no therapeutic effect).
vOn expiration,
the active pharmaceutical ingredient of the medicinal product starts degrading
and the degradation product (impurity) may be more toxic than parent product, which
can create harmful effects in patients.
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