Gray Market Drug Reform and Transparency Act of 2013
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 14, 2013)
Gray Market Drug Reform and Transparency Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to: (1) make it a prohibited act and a misbranding for a wholesale distributor of prescription drugs to purchase or receive a prescription drug from a pharmacy or a pharmacist, (2) require annual reporting by wholesale distributors of prescription drugs, (3) require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish and maintain a national database of information reported by wholesale distributors of prescription drugs and to require such database to include information on actions taken by states against wholesale distributors (e.g., disciplinary actions and license revocations), (4) require the Secretary to assess and collect fees from wholesale distributors of prescription drugs, and (5) require wholesale distributors of prescription drugs to provide to recipients of a prescription drug in shortage the sales price for such drug at the time of its sale and at the time of any prior sale of such drug when it was in shortage.
What just happenedMay 17, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMay 14, 2013
- May 17, 2013Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 14, 2013IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- May 14, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 14, 2013IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House