Shelf Life - What is shelf life and expiry date?

Q: What is shelf life and expiry date?

Expiration Date is the time after which the potency of the drug is reduced and it may have less therapeutic action and duration of action. shelf life is the time taken by the drug to get reduced up to90% or degradation of10 % of active drug.

Answer

There is a decrease in the drug's strength, therapeutic effect, and duration of action after the expiration date. The time it takes for a medicine to degrade by 10% or decrease in active ingredient concentration by 90% is called its shelf life.

Shelf Life - What is shelf life and expiry date?

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