Cody Miller Patient Medication Information Act
Latest action · Oct 28, 2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
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- IntroducedOct 28, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cody Miller Patient Medication Information Act
This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate the authorship, content, format, and dissemination of patient medication information for prescription drugs. (Patient medication information includes the instructional brochures provided to patients when a prescription is filled.)
FDA regulations must require drug patient medication information to be scientifically accurate, to be based on the approved professional labeling, and to include plain language that is not promotional in tone or content and that provides specified information including drug uses and side effects.
The regulations must include standards for: (1) timely reviews and updates of patient medication information, (2) updates to help communicate information that is shared by similar drugs, and (3) assessing the effectiveness of patient medication information in promoting patient understanding and safe and effective use of medications. The FDA must develop a public electronic repository for all patient medication information.
When a prescription drug is sold or dispensed, patient medication information must be provided.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 28, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Oct 28, 2015 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Oct 28, 2015 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Oct 28, 2015 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Oct 28, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 28, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Oct 28, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
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- Oct 28, 2015Introduced in Senate
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