S.Res. 97 · 113th Congress

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Food and Drug Administration should encourage the use of abuse-deterrent formulations of drugs.

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2013-04-15
Latest action
2013-04-15 · Introduced in Senate

Summary

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should exercise its acknowledged authority to: (1) refuse to approve generic versions of non-abuse-deterrent opioid products that have been replaced in the market with abuse-deterrent formulations recognized by FDA as effective, and (2) require generic versions of abuse-deterrent opioid products to be formulated with comparable abuse-deterrent features.