A child is prescribed amoxicillin 250 mg/5 mL suspension. The parent asks whether the reconstituted bottle can be kept for a month because the label

Question

A child is prescribed amoxicillin 250 mg/5 mL suspension. The parent asks whether the reconstituted bottle can be kept for a month because the label says the unopened powder expires next year. What is the legal classification/requirement?

Accepted Answer

Label and counsel using the reconstituted expiry and storage requirements for the specific product

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Advise freezing the suspension to extend the expiry

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Supply tablets instead without contacting the prescriber

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Use the manufacturer's unopened expiry because water does not affect stability

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Tell the parent to keep leftovers for future infections

Reconstituted antibiotic expiry — GPhC CRA MCQ

A child is prescribed amoxicillin 250 mg/5 mL suspension. The parent asks whether the reconstituted bottle can be kept for a month because the label says the unopened powder expires next year. What is the legal classification/requirement?