Asked by michelle

Assuming there is no literature available specific to this preparation and the recipe does not specify a beyond use date, what should the beyond use date is for the following product: 1 mg/mL prednisone (this is a solid ingredient) suspension in a cherry syrup (this contains water) vehicle – stored in the refrigerator?
a. 7 days
b. 14 days
c. 30 days
d. 6 months

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
b. 14 days

Rationale: Under USP <795>, when no specific stability data are available, water‑containing oral formulations (solutions or suspensions) prepared extemporaneously and stored refrigerated have a beyond‑use date of 14 days.