3.0.0 4790 2023-01-14T22:48:15Z 2023-01-14T22:48:15Z House H HR 2004-07-09 108 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2004-07-19T15:58:33Z Referred to 2004-07-09T13:01:10Z 2004-07-19 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2004-07-09 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2004-07-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-07-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000110 Rep. John, Christopher [D-LA-7] CHRISTOPHER JOHN D LA 7 N Health Accreditation (Medical care) Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Advertising Australia Business records Canada Charitable contributions Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Communication in medicine Congress Congressional reporting requirements Consumer education Deceptive advertising Defective products Department of Health and Human Services Directories Drug abuse Drug industry Drug interactions Drugs East Asia Economics and Public Finance Electronic commerce Electronic data interchange Electronic government information Europe European Union Executive reorganization Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Government paperwork Government publicity Governmental investigations Grants-in-aid Health information systems Identification devices Import restrictions Imports Injunctions Intellectual property Interactive media Internet Japan Labeling Law Liability (Law) Licenses Medical records Medication abuse New Zealand Oceania Packaging Patients' rights Performance measurement Pharmacies Pharmacists Physicians Prescription pricing Product counterfeiting Product safety Right of privacy Science, Technology, Communications Switzerland Telephone Web sites Wholesale trade Health 00 2004-07-09 Introduced in House 2005-01-10T15:44:48Z Drug Importation Promotion and Safety Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish the Office of Drug Importation Promotion and Safety.

Allows a registered drug importation facility, pharmacy, Internet pharmacy, or wholesaler to import a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved prescription drug from Canada or a permitted country.

Prohibits the commingling of domestic and imported prescription drugs.

Requires a pharmacy or Internet pharmacy that dispenses an imported prescription drug to label such drug accordingly.

Allows individuals to import prescription drugs from: (1) a registered Internet pharmacy; or (2) licensed pharmacies for personal use.

Allows the Secretary to suspend importation of a particular drug from a particular facility, pharmacy, wholesaler, or country.

Allows licensed Internet pharmacies to dispense prescription drugs. Sets forth licensing requirements for Internet pharmacies.

Makes interactive computer service providers and advertising service providers liable for violations under this Act if such a provider accepts advertising: (1) for a prescription drug from an unlicensed Internet pharmacy; or (2) stating that an individual does not need a prescription to obtain a prescription drug.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) require the adoption and use of electronic track and trace technology to identify each sale, purchase, or trade of a prescription drug; and (2) establish a network to provide prompt notification of counterfeit drugs and to facilitate the identification and reporting of such drugs.

Sets forth requirements for wholesalers, including requirements to identify the immediately previous distributor of record and all previous sales, purchases, or trades for imported prescription drugs.

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