Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 08, 2026

Title 21 - Food and Drugs last revised: Dec 18, 2026
§ 201.17 - Drugs; location of expiration date.

When an expiration date of a drug is required, e.g., expiration dating of drug products required by § 211.137 of this chapter, it shall appear on the immediate container and also the outer package, if any, unless it is easily legible through such outer package. However, when single-dose containers are packed in individual cartons, the expiration date may properly appear on the individual carton instead of the immediate product container.

[43 FR 45076, Sept. 29, 1978]
authority: 21 U.S.C. 321,331,343,351,352,353,355,358,360,360b,360ccc,360ccc-1,360ddd,360ddd-1,360ee,360gg-360ss,371,374,379e; 42 U.S.C. 216,241,262,264
source: 40 FR 13998, Mar. 27, 1975, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 21 CFR 201.17