SENATE 417116th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Changing the Culture of the FDA Act
- Last Action
- 2/7/2019
CRS Summary
As of 2019-02-07 (00)
Changing the Culture of the FDA Act
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to amend its mission statement to take responsibility for protecting the public health by considering the danger of addiction and overdose death when approving and regulating prescription opioid medications. (Opioid medications are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as certain pain medications.)Subjects
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Prescription drugs
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