UK Extends Expiration Dates for EpiPens to Cope With Shortages

The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency extended the expiration dates on Mylan’s EpiPen to deal with looming shortages due to ongoing supply issues with Mylan’s contract manufacturer, Meridian Medical Technologies.

The EpiPen and EpiPen Junior adrenaline auto-injector pens are expected to be in limited supply for the remainder of 2018. To deal with the shortage, MHRA has allowed the company to extend the expiration dates by four months.

Mylan is out of stock of the EpiPen Junior 150 mcg, and a limited supply is expected in October, with additional deliveries in November. The UK notes that children over 30 kg should use the EpiPen Junior 300 mcg pen.