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FDA Extends Some EpiPen Expiration Dates

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- The United States Food and Drug Administration is extending expiration dates on a life-saving tool due to a nationwide shortage.

EpiPen has been on the shortages list since May due to supply, distribution and manufacturing issues.

The agency says it is expanding the expiration dates by four months on some injectors.

Click here to check if you or your child's EpiPen is on the list.

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