[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4024 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4024

   To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act relating to the 
               distribution chain of prescription drugs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 9, 1998

Mr. Whitfield introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act relating to the 
               distribution chain of prescription drugs.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PRESCRIPTION DRUG DISTRIBUTION.

    Section 503(e)(1)(A) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(21 U.S.C. 353(e)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting after ``who receives 
the drug'' the following: ``a statement that the drug was first 
purchased from or through an authorized distributor or''.
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