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Abstract
Increasingly registration authorities are requesting expiry dating of pharmaceuticals. A scheme is suggested based on short term stability data at “room temperature” for obtaining reliable expiry dates. The advantages and disadvantages of this method and methods using elevated temperatures and the Arrhenius plot are discussed. The statistical equations necessary to calculate the minimum predicted shelf life are given and difficulties encountered in their use explained.