US Congress Senate Bill 2002 (Prior Session Legislation)

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December 15 2011 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8685-8687)
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Online Pharmacy Safety Act - Amends the the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to permit the dispensing of drugs only pursuant to a "valid prescription" and requires such a prescription to include at least one in-person medical evaluation of the patient by a licensed health care practitioner. Requires the the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a Registry of Legitimate Online Pharmacy Websites for the purpose of educating consumers and promoting public health and safety. Allows only those pharmacies designated as legitimate by the Secretary on the site. Sets forth criteria for determining the legitimacy of a pharmacy. Requires the Secretary to: (1) engage in a campaign to educate consumers on the availability and use of the Registry to promote public health and safety; and (2) make consumer education materials available, on the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) website, regarding how to safely purchase drugs over the Internet.

Online Pharmacy Safety Act

Sen Feinstein, Dianne

Sen Cornyn, John

Sen Schumer, Charles E.

Sen Sessions, Jeff

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-12-15	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8685-8687)
2011-12-15	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8684-8685)

HB4095 (Related) 2012-02-28 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:SN02002:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s2002is/pdf/BILLS-112s2002is.pdf