We also have drug expiration dates set at the end of the span proven safe in clinical trials, and a requirement to throw them away after that. Even if the gover

We also have drug expiration dates set at the end of the span proven safe in clinical trials, and a requirement to throw them away after that. Even if the government has paid millions to prove the drugs stay good longer, that's a government-only decision the FDA won't let hospitals use. That's a solid billion dollars per year, just in Congress (via the FDA) forcing hospitals to throw away known-good medicines. It's sort of hard to fathom writing "despite Congress" in a headline like this. https://www.propublica.org/article/the-myth-of-drug-expiration-dates https://www.propublica.org/article/the-myth-of-drug-expirati...