The Directorate of Medical Materiel manages drugs, bandages, restorativeimpression kits, photographi

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MEDICAL SHELF-LIFE MANAGEMENT
The Directorate of Medical Materiel manages
drugs, bandages, restorative/impression kits,
photographic film, reagents-which are Federal
Supply Classes 6505, 6510, 6520, 6525, and 6810
and assigns shelf life time periods for these
commodities. As an active participant in DoD's
initiatives in shelf life management, the Medical
Directorate offers this information as a resource
guide for shelf life management issues.
www.dmmonline.dscp.dla.mil/ is Medicals Website
https//dmmonline.dscp.dla.mil/
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Shelf Life Terms

• Shelf Life The total period of time beginning
  with the date of manufacture, cure, assembly, or
  pack that an item may remain in the
  combined wholesale (including manufacture) and
  retail storage system and still remain suitable
  for issue to the end user.

• Shelf Life NSN A supply NSN that possesses
  characteristics of inevitable deterioration or
  instability such that a storage time is assigned
  to ensure that it will perform satisfactorily in
  service.

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Shelf Life Terms Con't

• Type I Shelf Life NSN An NSN of supply with a
  definite non-extendible shelf-life time period
  that is supported by an evaluation of technical
  test data and/or actual experience with the NSN.
  The FDA and the Defense Medical Standardization
  Board (DMSB) have a Shelf Life Extension Program
  (SLEP).
• Type II Shelf Life NSN An individual NSN of
  supply having an assigned shelf life time
  period that may be extended after completion of
  inspection, test, or restoration action.

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Determining Shelf Life Codes

• Check the DOD Federal Logistics Information
  System (FLIS) using the National Stock Number
  (NSN), Item Name Code (INC), or Item Name (IN)
  to determine the shelf life codes (SLC). If
  FLIS is not accessible, use Fedlog to check
  for the information.

• When a hazardous NSN is not a shelf life NSN, it
  will be identified by a SLC of "0 (zero).
  Such a hazardous NSN may require special storage
  and handling according to DLAI 4145.11. If
  such a hazardous NSN is suspected to be
  sufficiently deteriorative, the SLC of 0 in the
  FLIS may be invalid and testing and/or special
  requirements may be specified

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Guidelines
Inspection of Container for General Condition and
Serviceability

• The containers should be clean, secure, free from
  leaks and excessive rust, distortion and/or
  other deterioration.

• Labels should be legible and securely attached to
  the container. Labels shall include

NSN Manufacturer and CAGE Date of manufacture,
expiration, or retest date Contract Number/Lot
Number
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Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
If needed, you can obtain an MSDS for the
hazardous material from the Hazardous
Materials Information Resource System (HMIRS)
database. The HMIRS is available on the web
(requires registration and password) and on
the Hazardous Material Control Management
Compact Disc read-out Memory (HMCM CD-ROM)
disc. Both allow product information search
using NSN, Manufacturer, Supplier, Cage Code,
Specification Number, or Part Number. If the
item is DLA-managed, contact HMIRS. If managed
by one of the other services, contact your
service's HMIRS Focal Point. If purchased
locally, contact the manufacturer or supplier.
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Laboratory Testing
Testing is an element of inspection that
generally denotes the determination by
technical means, of properties or elements
of the pharmaceuticals (hazardous or
non-hazardous). It also involves the
application of established scientific principles
and procedures. The FDA laboratory requires
subject NSNs have a minimum of nine months
left before the expiration date is reached
(Type I). The testing is performed to determine
whether the NSN remains suitable for use by
the end-user.
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Shelf Life Extension Disposal

• Type I shall begin nine months before a shelf
  life NSN reaches the expiration date, contact
  the Defense Medical Standardization Board (DMSB)
  or USAMMA, through their website, to see if
  subject NSNs shelf life has been extended.
  If the subject NSN does pass the examination, it
  shall be marked accordingly. If subject NSN
  does not pass procedure, process such NSN for
  disposal.
• Type II shall begin six months before a shelf
  life NSN reaches its inspection date, each NSN
  must be visually examined in accordance with the
  monograph for subject NSN. Disposition upon
  completion of examination is final. If the
  subject NSN does pass the examination, subject
  NSN shall be marked accordingly. If the
  subject NSN fails examination, subject NSN shall
  be deemed for disposal.

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Shelf Life Extension Disposal (Cont)

• Once shelf life NSNs are considered excess and
  disposal action is required, there should be
  no delay in processing such items to your DRMO.
• Contact your facility's environmental office to
  classify the hazardous material in order to
  turn-in to the DRMO. If assistance is needed for
  classification of the hazardous waste, contact
  Hazardous Technical Information Services in
  the Point of Contact listed below. Hazardous
  Technical Information Services

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Reference Material
DoD 4140.27-M, Shelf Life Management Manual, May
2003DLAI 4145.11, Storage Handling of
Hazardous Materials, January 1999DoD 4160.21-M,
Defense Reutilization Marketing Manual, August
1997
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