According to the relevant provisions of the Drug Administration Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), if the expiration date is exceeded, it shall be punished as selling inferior drugs. The legal responsibilities that should be borne are: those who produce and sell inferior drugs, confiscate the illegally produced and sold drugs and illegal income, and impose a fine of more than one time and less than three times the value of illegally produced and sold drugs; If the circumstances are serious, it shall be ordered to stop production, suspend business for rectification or revoke the drug approval certificate, and revoke the Pharmaceutical Production License, Pharmaceutical Trading License or Pharmaceutical Preparation License of Medical Institutions; If a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law.
Legal objectivity:
If Article 118 of the Drug Administration Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) is serious, the legal representative, the principal responsible person, the directly responsible person in charge and other responsible persons shall be confiscated, and a fine of more than 30% and less than three times of the income shall be imposed. Pharmaceutical production and business activities shall be banned for life, and the public security organ may detain them for more than five days and less than fifteen days. The raw materials, auxiliary materials, packaging materials and production equipment specially used by producers to produce counterfeit and inferior drugs shall be confiscated.