PHA-Exchange> Drug expiration date: What health consumers should know

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From: "A Odutola" <chpss_abo at yahoo.com>
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> Drug expiration date: What health consumers should know.
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> In Africa as in most countries of the world, food and drugs regula-
> tory authorities stipulate that all medicines meant for human con-
> sumption be marked especially for date of expiration. What are expi-
> ration dates? How important are they? How are they determined? How
> realistic are they? How should drugs be stored in order to remain
> 'good' up to their expiration date? Does it mean that a medicine is
> no longer good and fit for consumption if it is past its expiration
> date? How should expired drugs be disposed? How could largely illit-
> erate communities in African countries be made to understand the sig-
> nificance of drug expiration date?
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> This piece attempts to shed light and provide simple but in-depth an-
> swers to these questions and more.
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> Click below to learn more:
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http://www.datelinehealth-africa.net/betav1.0/infocus/detailinfocus.asp?info
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