A bill to hold pharmaceutical companies accountable for illegal marketing and distribution of opioid products and for their role in creating and exacerbating the opioid epidemic in the United States.
Opioid Crisis Accountability Act of 2018 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit a drug manufacturer from engaging in illegal marketing and distribution practices, including falsely advertising, promoting, or marketing that an opioid has no addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining qualities or risks. The bill penalizes drug manufacturers or distributors who illegally advertise, market or distribute an opioid product, including by (1) imposing a civil fine or salary confiscation, (2) revoking any remaining period of market exclusivity for such product, (3) requiring reimbursement of federal funding received for such product, and (4) prohibiting certain tax credits.
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A bill to hold pharmaceutical companies accountable for illegal marketing and distribution of opioid products and for their role in creating and exacerbating the opioid epidemic in the United States.
USA115th CongressS-2691| Senate
| Updated: 4/17/2018
Opioid Crisis Accountability Act of 2018 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit a drug manufacturer from engaging in illegal marketing and distribution practices, including falsely advertising, promoting, or marketing that an opioid has no addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining qualities or risks. The bill penalizes drug manufacturers or distributors who illegally advertise, market or distribute an opioid product, including by (1) imposing a civil fine or salary confiscation, (2) revoking any remaining period of market exclusivity for such product, (3) requiring reimbursement of federal funding received for such product, and (4) prohibiting certain tax credits.
Business ethicsBusiness expensesBusiness recordsChild healthCivil actions and liabilityCorporate finance and managementDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDepartment of JusticeDepartment of LaborDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEmployment taxesExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careIncome tax creditsMarketing and advertisingMedical researchPreschool educationPrescription drugsResearch and developmentSecuritiesSmall businessWages and earnings