Decipher Confusing Expiration Dates

August 2018

Unclear expiration dates will lead to confusion and dispensing of outdated products...but you have the ability to improve this situation.

Part of the problem is that no standard format is required.

For example, manufacturers can use two letters for the month a med expires...so "JU" could be June or July, or "MA" could be March or May.

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