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  1. Issue · Sep 25, 2026

    What 55,000 drug labels say about temperature (opens the original)

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    Which drugs need refrigeration?It sounds like a quick check in a database. In practice, the answer is locked in DailyMed drug labels, written in the information dense “How Supplied / Storage and Handling” section.DailyMed makes those labels public. The information is there. But locked away in text are gold nuggets like refrigerated product classification, temperature ranges, and separated unopened vs in-use storage.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/

  2. Issue · Sep 3, 2026

    It's easy as NDC, as simple as 4-4-2, 5-4-1, 5-3-2 (opens the original)

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    If you’ve ever worked with pharmaceutical data, you know that National Drug Codes (NDCs) are both essential and infuriating. They’re the unique identifiers that theoretically make tracking medications straightforward. But to people who work with them regularly, they’re a masterclass in data management frustration. proof that “as easy as ABC” was written by someone who never had to reconcile a formulary.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PCP

  3. Issue · Aug 26, 2026

    Introducing CodeRx Open (opens the original)

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    Last week, we launched CodeRx Open: a free static sample of the CodeRx Drug Database.The goal is simple. If you’re building with medication data, you should be able to evaluate the structure and quality of CodeRx before committing to a paid plan. So we made a clean, well-structured sample of the database free to download.No demo call required. No trial expiration. Just data.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DavW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_prog

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