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		learntofly on July 18, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Myth of Drug Expiration Dates Why are drugs almost exclusively dosed in multiples of 5, ie 50mcg, 250mg? Surely this introduces a margin of error vs the "perfect" dose.

AstralStorm on July 19, 2017 [–]

Come on, metabolism itself is reasonably variable even with controlled diet and perfect adherence. In reality, even more so.

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