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Making Pharmaceutical Markets More Competitive Act

Introduced: May 11, 2017 Introduced by: Collins, Susan M. Republican · Maine See on congress.gov
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May 11, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 11, 2017
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Making Pharmaceutical Markets More Competitive Act

This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prioritize the review of generic drug applications and supplements with respect to drugs that are in a shortage or for which there are not more than three approved drugs.

The holder of an approved drug application must notify the FDA within 180 days of withdrawing or transferring the application or withdrawing the drug from sale.

The FDA must maintain a list of generic drugs with three or fewer holders of approved applications.

What's happening now May 11, 2017

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

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 934 Related bill FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017
  • HR 2562 Identical bill Making Pharmaceutical Markets More Competitive Act
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · May 11, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1115: Making Pharmaceutical Markets More Competitive Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1115/
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"S. 1115: Making Pharmaceutical Markets More Competitive Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1115/.
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S. 1115, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1115/.
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