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Different drugs have different shelf life. That means they will expire at a different date even if they are produced on the same day. From experience solid dosage form have longer shelf life. Liquids medications have shorter shelf life. Artemeter/Lumenfantrin suspension For medications to remain active throughout the shelf life, they must be stored according to the manufacturer's instruction. After opening a medication the shelf life may either remain the same or become unstable or inactive after a while before the stated date of expiry. Read Also :  Vitamin C tablet shelf life Most solid dosage form such as tablet and capsule remain stable and active even after opening. However, some few exceptions such as vitamin C will become inactive after some time before the stated date of expiry. The rate of losing stability and it's activity depends on the storage conditions. If properly stored after opening, the shelf life may stay to six months. Liquid formulation such as paracetamol ...

The moment you become a parent, the first thing that starts disturbing you is the type of drugs you can give your little baby. The options are much but revolve around suspension, syrup and drops (solutions). Fathers are guilty of not looking before buying. But not mothers. They ask questions about what is the difference and if the drug may have side effects because of the dosage design. The active drug (pharmaceutical) ingredient (API) or may be in the drug but with different formulation. The same dose from the different dosage design will elicit the same positive effect. However, there is a major reason some dosage designs are preferred for some sets of children than the others. Read Also : How to give children drugs The age of the baby is the most determining factor. The age determines the dosage and how well they will accept a dosage form. For example, a new born baby has little time differentiating between sweet and bitter. As long as it is not terribly bitter, they will ac...