S. 1897 · 116th Congress

A bill to establish a process for updating the labeling of certain drugs with outdated labeling.

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2019-06-19
Latest action
2019-06-19 · Introduced in Senate

Summary

This bill authorizes the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to require updates to outdated labels for certain generic drugs if the updates will provide a public health benefit. Generally, the FDA may use this authority to update the label of a generic version of a brand-name drug that has been withdrawn from the market for reasons other than safety or effectiveness.