HR 6514 · 112th Congress · Health

Cody Miller Initiative for Safer Prescriptions Act

Introduced 2012-09-21· Sponsored by Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-20]· House

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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.(2012-09-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Cody Miller Initiative for Safer Prescriptions Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to promulgate regulations regarding the authorship, content, format, and dissemination requirements for patient medication information (PMI) for prescription drugs. Requires such regulations to require the PMI for such a drug: (1) to be scientifically accurate and to be based on the approved professional labeling and authoritative, peer-reviewed literature; and (2) to include plain language that is not promotional in tone or content. Requires that such language include: (1) the established name of the drug; (2) drug uses and clinical benefits; (3) general directions for proper use; (4) contraindications, common side effects, and the most serious risks of the drug; (5) measures patients may take to reduce the side effects and risks; (6) when a patient should contact his or her health care professional; (7) instructions not to share medications; (8) any key storage requirements; (9) recommendations relating to proper disposal of any unused portion of the drug; and (10) known clinically important interactions with other…

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