Executive summary. Expiry management protects patients and reduces waste by surfacing dates before stock becomes unusable.
Definition
Expiry management is the routine identification, rotation, removal, and disposition of medication approaching or past its expiration date.
Where this work lives in Attergo
Inventory teams work across the Attergo Inventory Dashboard, Items, Lots, Purchasing, Counts, Returns, Reorder, and Suppliers workspaces. Start at the item or lot in question, record what was observed, and use the appropriate count or queue to bring the physical and recorded positions back into agreement.
Use first-expiring, first-out practices where they apply, and check high-value, refrigerated, and slow-moving items on a schedule. Expiry dates, storage conditions, and beyond-use dates are related concepts with different meanings.
Review and follow up
Remove expired or questionable stock from dispensing areas under your policy and the applicable requirements. Record the disposition, so inventory and financial records can still be explained months later.
Final decisions stay with the role your organization holds accountable for them. Record the decision on the item, with the evidence behind it, so the next person to open it does not start over.
Frequently asked questions
Who should use this Attergo workspace?
The role that owns the next action leads it: a billing specialist, an authorization coordinator, an inventory lead, a pharmacist, a compliance lead, or a finance reviewer. Access follows the role your organization assigns.
Referenced standards and further reading
- FDA: Drug expiration dates ↗U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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