3.0.0 1790 2023-01-11T13:30:06Z 2023-01-11T13:30:06Z Senate S 2015-07-16 114 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-07-16T18:14:30Z Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2015 114 122 S 2015-01-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2015-07-16 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2015-07-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA N Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Africa Asia Australia Canada Department of Health and Human Services Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Europe European Union Government information and archives Israel Japan Middle East New Zealand Oceania Prescription drugs South Africa Switzerland Trade restrictions Health 00 2015-07-16 Introduced in Senate 2015-09-04T15:16:11Z Safe and Affordable Prescription Drugs Act of 2015

Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to promulgate regulations within 180 days permitting individuals to import a prescription drug purchased from an approved foreign pharmacy that:

  • is dispensed by a pharmacist licensed in that country;
  • is purchased for personal use in quantities not greater than a 90-day supply;
  • is filled using a valid prescription issued by a physician licensed to practice in the United States; and
  • has the same active ingredient or ingredients, route of administration, dosage form, and strength as a prescription drug approved under the FFDCA.

Sets forth exceptions, including for controlled substances and biological products.

Establishes a certification process for approving pharmacies in certain foreign countries. Requires HHS to publish a list of approved foreign pharmacies.

]]> Safe and Affordable Prescription Drugs Act of 2015 Display Title Safe and Affordable Prescription Drugs Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow for the personal importation of safe and affordable prescription drugs from approved pharmacies. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Safe and Affordable Prescription Drugs Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1790is/xml/BILLS-114s1790is.xml 2015-07-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.