When Apistan strips first appeared on the market and were
being promoted at EAS, I asked the promoter about their
longevity.  He reluctantly said some like "five years."
Hope this helps.
Jack in Maryland
 
On Sun, 15 Feb 1998, Bill Mares wrote:
 
> Here's a dumb question the Apistan package doesn't answer:  how long are the strips viable?  I had some left over from last summer and kept them wrapped up in a cool basement. Can I use them this year?  Thanks.
>
 
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