Patients’ Right to Know Their Medication Act of 2023
Summary
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 24, 2023
Last action Mar 3, 2023
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
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Committee
2
Mar 3, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Feb 24, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Feb 24, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 15 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
RRepublican
Co
Bradley Scott Schneider
DDemocratic
Co
Bruce Westerman
RRepublican
Co
C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger
DDemocratic
Co
Chellie Pingree
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Pappas
DDemocratic
Co
David J. Trone
DDemocratic
Co
Jared F. Golden
DDemocratic
Co
Jefferson Van Drew
RRepublican
Co
Jill N. Tokuda
DDemocratic
Co
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
DDemocratic
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