Patients’ Right to Know Their Medication Act of 2023
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 24, 2023)
Patients' Right to Know Their Medication Act of 2023
This bill establishes requirements relating to the form, content, and distribution of patient safety labels for prescription drugs.
Specifically, the Food and Drug Administration must issue regulations with requirements relating to the authorship, content, format, color, printing, and dissemination of such patient safety information. The regulations must require labels to include the drug's approved uses, known interactions with other drugs or substances, contact information for the drug's manufacturer, and other specified information relating to patient safety. The information must be in plain, neutral language and must be given in printed form with each prescription.
What just happenedMar 3, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 24, 2023
- Mar 3, 2023Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Feb 24, 2023IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Feb 24, 2023IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 24, 2023IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House