THE WHO CATEGORIES of VVMs? |
VVM-30 |
High Stability 30 days @ 37°C |
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| VVM-14 |
Medium Stability 14 days @ 37°C |
| VVM-7 |
Moderate Stability 7 days @ 37°C |
| VVM-2 |
Lowest Stability 2 days @ 37°C |
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The graphic represents, for each level of temperature (horizontal axis), the time, expressed in number of days (semi-algoythmic vertical axis), required to reach the date of expiry. |
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Examples of end point of VVM2 and VVM30 at 45, 37 and 5°C: |
Temperature |
End Point (Days) |
| (°F/°C) |
VVM2 |
VVM30 |
| 114° F / 45° C |
0.7 |
9.9 |
| 98° F/ 37° C |
2 |
30 |
| 68° F / 20° C |
21 |
385 |
| 42° F / 5° C |
206 |
~13 years |
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