This bill requires prescription drug manufacturers to provide patients with standardized, one-page printed medication information sheets written in plain language whenever a prescription is filled. The law applies to all prescription drugs and mandates that these sheets include key safety information such as drug name, uses, directions, side effects, drug interactions, warnings for special populations like children and pregnant women, and instructions for reporting adverse events. The Food and Drug Administration must issue final regulations within one year of the bill's enactment to establish the specific format, content, language, graphics, and printing standards for these materials. Supporters argue that providing consistent printed information could prevent millions of dollars in healthcare costs by reducing adverse drug events and emergency room visits, particularly for patients without reliable electronic access to medication information.
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