A bill to require drug manufacturers to disclose the prices of prescription drugs in any direct-to-consumer advertising and marketing to practitioners of a drug.
United States115th CongressS-2157Senate
Updated: Nov 16, 2017
Summary
Drug-Price Transparency in Communications Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to impose a civil penalty on any person who disseminates a direct-to-consumer drug advertisement that does not include the wholesale acquisition cost (the manufacturer's list price to wholesalers or direct purchasers) for a 30-day supply of the drug. The bill requires any representative of a drug manufacturer who communicates with a health care practitioner about a drug manufactured by the drug manufacturer to disclose the wholesale acquisition cost for a 30-day supply of the drug.
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Timeline
Latest companion bill action
HR-6576: To require drug manufacturers to disclose the prices of prescription drugs in any direct-to-consumer advertising and marketing to practitioners of a drug.Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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