US Congress Senate Bill 296 (Prior Session Legislation)

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February 7 2011 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require a prescription drug manufacturer to notify the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) of a discontinuance, interruption, or other adjustment of the manufacture of the drug that would likely result in a shortage of such drug. Requires: (1) six months notice of any discontinuance or planned interruption or adjustment, and (2) notice as soon as practicable after becoming aware of such interruption or adjustment in the case of any other interruption or adjustment. Applies this Act to any approved prescription drug that is not a product that was originally derived from human tissue and was replaced by a recombinant product. Sets forth the types of adjustment for which a manufacturer must submit notice, including: (1) adjustments related to the supply of raw materials, (2) adjustments to production capabilities, (3) business decisions that may affect the manufacture of the drug, and (4) other adjustments as determined appropriate by the Secretary.

Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act

Sen Klobuchar, Amy	Sen Bingaman, Jeff	Sen Blumenthal, Richard	Sen Brown, Sherrod
Sen Cantwell, Maria	Sen Cardin, Benjamin L.	Sen Casey, Robert P., Jr.	Sen Collins, Susan M.
Sen Conrad, Kent	Sen Coons, Christopher A.	Sen Durbin, Richard	Sen Feinstein, Dianne
Sen Franken, Al	Sen Gillibrand, Kirsten E.	Sen Johnson, Tim	Sen Landrieu, Mary L.
Sen Lautenberg, Frank R.	Sen Leahy, Patrick J.	Sen McCaskill, Claire	Sen Merkley, Jeff
Sen Mikulski, Barbara A.	Sen Nelson, Bill	Sen Reed, Jack	Sen Reid, Harry
Sen Sanders, Bernard	Sen Schumer, Charles E.	Sen Shaheen, Jeanne	Sen Stabenow, Debbie
Sen Tester, Jon	Sen Udall, Tom	Sen Warner, Mark R.

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-07	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:SN00296:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s296is/pdf/BILLS-112s296is.pdf