HR 1173 United States House · 118th Congress

Patients’ Right to Know Their Medication Act of 2023

Summary
Patients' Right to Know Their Medication Act of 2023 This bill establishes requirements relating to the form, content, and distribution of patient safety labels for prescription drugs. Specifically, the Food and Drug Administration must issue regulations with requirements relating to the authorship, content, format, color, printing, and dissemination of such patient safety information. The regulations must require labels to include the drug's approved uses, known interactions with other drugs or substances, contact information for the drug's manufacturer, and other specified information relating to patient safety. The information must be in plain, neutral language and must be given in printed form with each prescription.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
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Introduced Feb 24, 2023 Last action Mar 3, 2023
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Mar 3, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Feb 24, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Feb 24, 2023
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 15 co-sponsors

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