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HR 4730 107th Congress House Health Administrative procedure Child health Clinical trials Commerce Department of Health and Human Services Drug adulteration Drug approvals Drug industry Drugs Families Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Labeling Law Licenses Pharmaceutical research Product safety Science, Technology, Communications

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require labeling containing information applicable to pediatric patients.

Introduced: May 14, 2002 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 3, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 14, 2002
Introduced in House
May 14, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require license applications for new drug and biological product to assess such drug's or product's safety and effectiveness for relevant pediatric subpopulations, including dosage.

Permits extrapolation from adult studies where the course of the disease and the effects of the drug are sufficiently similar in all populations.

Permits deferral of such assessments if adult studies are completed earlier and the applicant submits a plan for or a description of planned or ongoing pediatric studies.

Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to specify a date for submission of pediatric assessments if a drug's or product's use or need in the pediatric populations so dictates. States that drugs or products with delayed assessments will be deemed misbranded and subject to seizure and injunctive proceedings, though not penalties.

Permits full waiver of such assessments if: (1) studies are highly impracticable or impossible and the evidence suggests that the drug or product would be ineffective or unsafe in all pediatric age groups; or (2) there is no meaningful therapeutic advantage or benefit in the pediatric population and little risk if used as labeled. Permits partial waivers at the request of an applicant for a specific pediatric subpopulation if any of the full waiver grounds apply to that subpopulation or reasonable attempts for a pediatric formulation for that subpopulation have failed. Requires labels of these drugs or products to reflect such waivers.

What's happening now June 3, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2