Stability profiles of drug products extended beyond labeled expiration dates

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1549-1560

  Lyon, Robbe C ^a   Taylor, Jeb S ^a   Porter, Donna A ^a   Prasanna, Hullahalli R ^a   Hussain, Ajaz S ^b  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Sandoz Pharma Ltd   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Drug stability; Expiration date; Shelf life; Shelf life extension program; SLEP

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ACETATE; AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; AMYL NITRITE; ATRACURIUM BESILATE; ATROPINE; BENZONATATE; BRETYLIUM TOSYLATE; BUPIVACAINE; CEFALEXIN; CEFAPIRIN; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFOXITIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLOROQUINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CIMETIDINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CODEINE SULFATE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOXYCYCLINE HYCLATE; ENALAPRIL MALEATE; ENFLURANE; FLURAZEPAM; MEFLOQUINE; MORPHINE SULFATE; NALOXONE; NORADRENALIN BITARTRATE; SALBUTAMOL; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG QUALITY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; EXPIRATION DATE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; SHELF LIFE;

EID: 33745888726     PISSN: 00223549     EISSN: 15206017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jps.20636     Document Type: Article

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