HR 6519 United States House · 117th Congress

Patients’ Right to Know Their Medication Act of 2022

Summary
Patients' Right to Know Their Medication Act of 2022 This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue regulations concerning the patient medication information that is included in the labeling for prescription medications. The regulations must impose various requirements, such as requiring the information to (1) be scientifically accurate and approved by the FDA; (2) include general directions for proper use and warnings that are written in understandable plain language; (3) contain information about known clinically important interactions with drugs, food, and other substances; (4) include a statement of whether there is sufficient data about the drug's use by specified subpopulations, such as children or pregnant women; and (5) be provided in a printed format with each prescription dispensed. The bill prohibits prescription medications that fail to meet this bill's requirements.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jan 2022
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Introduced Jan 28, 2022 Last action Jan 31, 2022
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Jan 31, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Jan 28, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Jan 28, 2022
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1 primary · 10 co-sponsors

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