Richard's suggestion is the most sensible suggestion that I've seen in a while,
however, it means less money for reagent manufacturers, so I doubt we will ever
see it come to pass. - Terri
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 13:45:44 +
From: "Cartun, Richard"
Well stated Tony, and thank for all this useful information. I am hopeful that
we can get expiration dates overturned here in the United States. In the past,
I have recommended a "Stability Guarantee" date to replace the "Expiration
Date". After that date passes it would be the responsibility of the performing
laboratory to validate that the antibody is still working properly. And, as
you pointed out, this is easily accomplished with the positive control which is
run in parallel. Laboratories cannot no longer afford to discard expensive
reagents, especially those that are not being produced any longer. Also, with
the current staffing crisis in Histology/IHC laboratories and supply-chain
issues we need to simplify our work environment.
Richard
Richard W. Cartun, MS, PhD
Director, Histology & The Martin M. Berman, MD
Immunopathology/Morphologic Proteomics Laboratory
Assistant Director, Anatomic Pathology
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Hartford Hospital
80 Seymour Street
Hartford, CT 06102
(860) 972-1596 Office
(860) 545-2204 (Fax)
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