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S 2608 115th Congress Senate Health Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Drug trafficking and controlled substances Health personnel Prescription drugs

Reducing Opioid Risk Act

Introduced: March 22, 2018 Introduced by: Warren, Elizabeth Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 22, 2018
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Reducing Opioid Risk Act

This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to expand the authority of the Food and Drug Administration to require a drug manufacturer to inform health care providers about state and federal regulations for controlled substances, including the partial fill option.

What's happening now March 22, 2018

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2680 Related bill Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 22, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2608: Reducing Opioid Risk Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2608/
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"S. 2608: Reducing Opioid Risk Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2608/.
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S. 2608, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2608/.
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