3.0.0 2586 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z Senate S S 2023-07-27 118 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2023-07-27T16:24:04Z 2023-07-27 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2023-07-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD N S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2023-07-27 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2023-07-27 True Health Health 2023-09-20T19:45:18Z

00 2023-07-27 Introduced in Senate 2024-11-07T20:12:38Z <p><strong>Drug Shortages Prevention and Quality Improvement Act</strong></p><p>This bill establishes several programs and requirements to address potential shortages of critical drugs.</p><p>For example, the bill requires manufacturers of life-saving drugs to submit data to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help determine the longest possible expiration dates for these drugs. Manufacturers must also notify the FDA of any increased demand for life-saving drugs that could lead to shortages. Manufacturers are subject to civil penalties for violations.</p><p>The bill also (1) establishes a grant program to support advanced&nbsp;manufacturing of essential sterile injectable drugs that are vulnerable to shortages, and (2) requires the Government Accountability Office to study the extent of recent shortages of drugs for which payment is made to hospitals under Medicare and whether payment changes could minimize&nbsp;shortages.</p>

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