Fla. Stat. 465.0255
Expiration date of medicinal drugs; display; related use and storage instructions

(1)

The manufacturer, repackager, or other distributor of any medicinal drug shall display the expiration date of each drug in a readable fashion on the container and on its packaging. The term “readable” means conspicuous and bold.

(2)

Each pharmacist for a community pharmacy dispensing medicinal drugs and each practitioner dispensing medicinal drugs on an outpatient basis shall display on the outside of the container of each medicinal drug dispensed, or in other written form delivered to the purchaser:The expiration date when provided by the manufacturer, repackager, or other distributor of the drug; orAn earlier beyond-use date for expiration, which may be up to 1 year after the date of dispensing.

The dispensing pharmacist or practitioner must provide information concerning the expiration date to the purchaser upon request and must provide appropriate instructions regarding the proper use and storage of the drug.

(a)

The expiration date when provided by the manufacturer, repackager, or other distributor of the drug; or

(b)

An earlier beyond-use date for expiration, which may be up to 1 year after the date of dispensing.

(3)

This section does not impose liability on the dispensing pharmacist or practitioner for damages related to, or caused by, a medicinal drug that loses its effectiveness prior to the expiration date displayed by the dispensing pharmacist or practitioner.

(4)

The provisions of this section are intended to notify the patient receiving a medicinal drug of the information required by this section, and the dispensing pharmacist or practitioner shall not be liable for the patient’s failure to heed such notice or to follow the instructions for storage.

Source: Section 465.0255 — Expiration date of medicinal drugs; display; related use and storage instructions, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0465.­0255 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

465.001
Short Title 465.002
Legislative findings 465.003
Definitions 465.004
Board of Pharmacy 465.005
Authority to make rules 465.006
Disposition of fees 465.007
Licensure by examination 465.008
Renewal of license 465.009
Continuing professional pharmaceutical education 465.012
Reactivation of license 465.013
Registration of pharmacy interns 465.014
Pharmacy technician 465.015
Violations and penalties 465.016
Disciplinary actions 465.017
Authority to inspect 465.018
Community pharmacies 465.019
Institutional pharmacies 465.022
Pharmacies 465.023
Pharmacy permittee 465.024
Promoting sale of certain drugs prohibited 465.025
Substitution of drugs 465.026
Filling of certain prescriptions 465.027
Exceptions 465.035
Dispensing of medicinal drugs pursuant to facsimile of prescription 465.0075
Licensure by endorsement 465.0125
Consultant pharmacist license 465.0126
Nuclear pharmacist license 465.0155
Standards of practice 465.0156
Registration of nonresident pharmacies 465.0157
International export pharmacy permit 465.0158
Nonresident sterile compounding permit 465.0161
Distribution of medicinal drugs without a permit 465.0181
Community pharmacy permit required to dispense Schedule II or Schedule III controlled substances 465.185
Rebates prohibited 465.186
Pharmacist’s order for medicinal drugs 465.187
Sale of medicinal drugs 465.188
Medicaid audits of pharmacies 465.189
Administration of vaccines and epinephrine autoinjection 465.0193
Nuclear pharmacy permits 465.0196
Special pharmacy permits 465.0197
Internet pharmacy permits 465.0235
Automated pharmacy systems used by long-term care facilities, hospices, or state correctional institutions, or for outpatient dispensing 465.0244
Information disclosure 465.0251
Generic drugs 465.0252
Substitution of interchangeable biosimilar products 465.0255
Expiration date of medicinal drugs 465.0265
Centralized prescription filling 465.0266
Common database 465.0275
Emergency prescription refill 465.0276
Dispensing practitioner 465.1861
Ordering and dispensing HIV infection prevention drugs 465.1865
Collaborative pharmacy practice for chronic health conditions 465.1893
Administration of antipsychotic medication by injection 465.1895
Testing or screening for and treatment of minor, nonchronic health conditions 465.1901
Practice of orthotics and pedorthics 465.1902
Prescription Drug Donation Repository Program

Current through Fall 2025

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