HR 4956
111th Congress
House
Health
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Prescription drugs
Stop Oxy Abuse Act of 2010
Introduced: March 25, 2010
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 25, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 25, 2010
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Stop Oxy Abuse Act of 2010 - Directs the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (FDA), within 90 days, to take such actions as may be necessary to modify the approval of, and limit any subsequent approval of, any drug containing controlled-release oxycodone hychloride to use for the relief of severe-only pain instead of moderate-to-severe pain.
Applies any such modification to drugs introduced into interstate commerce 180 days after enactment of this Act.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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