H.R. 6519 · 117th Congress · House

Patients’ Right to Know Their Medication Act of 2022

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Introduced
Jan 28, 22
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive 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.

Action Timeline

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  1. JAN 31, 2022Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  2. JAN 28, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. JAN 28, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. JAN 28, 2022IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Committees

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Health Subcommittee

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Referred: Jan 31, 2022

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Energy and Commerce Committee

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Referred: Jan 28, 2022

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