S 1325 · 94th Congress · Drugs
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended, to provide for a Federal Drug Compendium which provides reliable, complete, and readily accessible prescribing information; to assure safety and efficacy of drugs through certification of certain drugs other than insulin and antibiotics; to require certain information in drug labeling; and to improve the administration and enforcement of the Act as it relates to drugs.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.(1975-03-24)
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Title I: Federal Drug Compendium - States that pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall prepare a drug compendium. Directs that such compendium shall be distributed to all practitioners licensed to administer and prescribe drugs. Provides that the Secretary shall revise and keep current such compendium. States that the compendium shall list the established name of all drugs lawfully available in the United States and their ingredients. Directs that such compendium shall also include the proprietary names of such drugs and the names of suppliers. Allows the Secretary to issue a supplement to the compendium containing price information. Provides that the Secretary shall not be required to include on the compendium any information concerning drugs of questionable safety. Establishes procedures to insure that any person, adversely affected by the Secretary's inclusion or failure to include a drug in the compendium, be given due process of law. Provides for the establishment of an advisory committee to advise the Secretary on matters pertaining to the compendium. Authorizes the Secretary to require persons engaged in manu…
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