{"data":{"id":"us/21-cfr-201.17","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"21 CFR 201.17","heading":"Drugs; location of expiration date.","body":"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.","path":["Title 21—Food and Drugs","CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER C—DRUGS: GENERAL","PART 201—LABELING","Subpart A—General Labeling Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-21.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:47Z","sha256":"d25eb1cc6d82e0e17dd8bb0e77cc527bf93728fb7120765e0b591b2007670b40","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/21-cfr-201.16","next":"us/21-cfr-201.18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}