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To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to determining the intended use of drugs and devices.

USA115th CongressHR-1703| House 
| Updated: 3/24/2017
H. Morgan Griffith

H. Morgan Griffith

Republican Representative

Virginia

Cosponsors (1)
Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)

Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Medical Product Communications Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to state that the intended use of a drug, biological product, or device shall be determined by the objective intent of the manufacturer and sponsor of such drug, biological product, or device, as demonstrated by statements contained in labeling, advertising, or analogous oral statements. The intended use of these medical products shall not be determined by actual or constructive knowledge of the manufacturer or sponsor that these products will be used in a manner that varies from the use approved for marketing. Additionally, the scientific exchange of information about these products shall not constitute labeling, advertising, or evidence of a new intended use. The bill sets forth the requirements for a scientific exchange.
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Timeline
Mar 23, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 23, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • March 23, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • March 23, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


  • March 24, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health

Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationScientific communication

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to determining the intended use of drugs and devices.

USA115th CongressHR-1703| House 
| Updated: 3/24/2017
Medical Product Communications Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to state that the intended use of a drug, biological product, or device shall be determined by the objective intent of the manufacturer and sponsor of such drug, biological product, or device, as demonstrated by statements contained in labeling, advertising, or analogous oral statements. The intended use of these medical products shall not be determined by actual or constructive knowledge of the manufacturer or sponsor that these products will be used in a manner that varies from the use approved for marketing. Additionally, the scientific exchange of information about these products shall not constitute labeling, advertising, or evidence of a new intended use. The bill sets forth the requirements for a scientific exchange.
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Timeline
Mar 23, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 23, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • March 23, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • March 23, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


  • March 24, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
H. Morgan Griffith

H. Morgan Griffith

Republican Representative

Virginia

Cosponsors (1)
Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)

Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationScientific communication