Pharmacy Glossary
Expiry Date Management
The process of tracking medicine expiry dates and acting before products become unusable.
Expiry date management involves recording the expiration date of every medicine batch received, monitoring approaching expiries, and taking action — either by returning stock, marking it down, or disposing of it — before it expires. Poor expiry management leads to significant financial losses and potential patient safety risks. Musawo automatically flags medicines approaching their expiry date and generates expiry reports.