S 773 · 96th Congress · Health

A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 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.

Introduced 1979-03-27· Sponsored by Sen. Nelson, Gaylord [D-WI]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.(1979-03-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Title I: Federal Drug Compendium - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to prepare and publish a drug compendium and distribute it to all practitioners licensed to prescribe and administer drugs. States that the compendium shall list all drugs by established name and requires such listing to include adequate and reliable prescribing information for each drug. Directs the Secretary to list the proprietary names of all listed drugs and the names of suppliers from whom such drugs may be obtained. Allows the Secretary to issue a price information supplement to the compendium. Permits the Secretary to exclude any drug of questionable safety from the compendium. Establishes procedures to insure due process of law for any person adversely affected by a decision of the Secretary to include or exclude a drug from the compendium. Allows the Secretary to establish an Advisory Committee on matters pertaining to the compendium. Authorizes the Secretary to require persons engaged in manufacturing, preparing, distributing, or importing drugs to furnish any available information relating to such to the Secretary. Empowers the Sec…

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