HR 5839 · 110th Congress · Health

Safeguarding America's Pharmaceuticals Act of 2008

Introduced 2008-04-17· Sponsored by Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2008-04-17)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Safeguarding America's Pharmaceuticals Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of the Treasury to destroy imported counterfeit drugs and certain adulterated or misbranded imported drugs. Requires the manufacturer of a prescription drug to provide to each wholesale distributor or dispenser a packing list or comparable document that includes information identifying the drug's proprietary and established names and National Drug Code number. Requires each person engaged in wholesale distribution of a prescription drug to provide information on each prior transaction involving the drug. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to report to Congress on the feasibility and operational efficiencies of adopting security technologies, including track and trace technology throughout the prescription drug supply chain. Phases in requirements for standardized numerical identifiers that are unique to each unit of a prescription drug. Requires the Secretary to issue regulations to establish an effective drug identification and tracking system to authenticate the wholesale distribution history of any prescription drug that i…

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Cosponsors (13)

6 Democrats7 Republicans