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Read. Follow. Verify.New Reporting Rules for Drug Ingredients and Supply Chain Security
Record date · December 17, 2024
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill requires pharmaceutical companies to disclose the specific sources and percentages of all ingredients used in their drugs to the federal government. It also updates trade rules to ensure active pharmaceutical ingredients are tracked by their country of origin and mandates that the FDA consider foreign adversary influence when inspecting drug manufacturing facilities.
This legislation changes how the U.S. tracks the origin of medicine ingredients, potentially impacting which foreign suppliers pharmaceutical companies use and how the Department of Defense assesses risks to the military's drug supply.
- The bill is part of ongoing legislative efforts to reduce U.S. reliance on foreign-manufactured medical supplies, a concern that gained prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Pharmaceutical manufacturers
They must submit annual reports detailing the sources and percentages of all active and inactive ingredients used in their products.
Department of Defense
They will receive annual reports on drug ingredient sources to evaluate supply chain risks for the Armed Forces.
Drug and device manufacturing facilities
They are subject to new risk-factor considerations during FDA inspections, including their location and history of illicit exports.
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