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21 CFR 211.137(a): Expiration dating

PART 211-CURRENT GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE FOR FINISHED PHARMACEUTICALS · Subpart G-Packaging and Labeling Control

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Citation 21 CFR 211.137(a)
Section Expiration dating
Part PART 211-CURRENT GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE FOR FINISHED PHARMACEUTICALS
Subpart Subpart G-Packaging and Labeling Control
Subchapter 21 CFR C Drugs General
Product types cited Biologics, Devices, Drugs, Food/Cosmetics, Other_Regulations, Veterinary
Regulation text (excerpt) (a) To assure that a drug product meets applicable standards of identity, strength, quality, and purity at the time of use, it shall bear an expiration date determined by appropriate stability testing described in § 211.166.

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