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S 3396 110th Congress Senate

Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2008

Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants or contracts for prescription drug education and outreach for healthcare providers and their parents.

Introduced: July 31, 2008 See on congress.gov
Health CommerceConsumer educationDrug approvalsDrug industry
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Drug therapyDrugsEconomics and Public FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment publicityGrants-in-aidNonprescription drugsPhysiciansPrescription pricing
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It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jul 31, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 31, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7952)
Jul 31, 2008
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 31, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, to award grants or contracts for: (1) the development and production of educational materials concerning the evidence available on the relative safety, effectiveness, and cost of prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and nondrug interventions for treating selected conditions, to be distributed and presented to health care providers who prescribe such drugs and their patients; and (2) the development and implementation of a program to appropriately train and deploy health professionals to distribute such materials to, and otherwise educate, physicians and other drug prescribers concerning such drugs and interventions.

Requires that grantees receive no support from any entity that manufactures products used to treat the medical conditions discussed.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6752 Identical bill Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2008
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 31, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3396: Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3396/
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