HB4988: Modern Authentication of Pharmaceuticals Act of 2023
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to modernize the methods of authenticating controlled substances in the pharmaceutical distribution supply chain, and for other purposes.
Plain-language summary
This bill would change how the federal government verifies that controlled substances (drugs regulated due to abuse potential) are authentic as they move through the pharmaceutical supply chain from manufacturers to pharmacies. Controlled substances currently use paper-based or older verification methods. The bill aims to modernize these authentication methods, likely through updated tracking technology. The bill has been introduced in Congress with bipartisan sponsorship but has not yet been assigned to a for review.
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HB4988: Modern Authentication of Pharmaceuticals Act of 2023
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Sponsors
Donald Davis
Primary SponsorCo-sponsors (9)
John Rutherford
Brittany Pettersen
August Pfluger
Wiley Nickel
Janice Schakowsky