A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ban the reimportation of drugs produced in the United States, to place restrictions on the distribution of drug samples, to ban certain resales of drugs by hospitals and other health care facilities, and for other purposes.
Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to permit only the U.S. manufacturer of a drug to reimport such drug into the United States.
Prohibits the sale of prescription drug samples. Permits the distribution of samples only to practitioners licensed to prescribe such drugs. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidelines for sample request forms. Requires such practitioners to return a receipt for such drug samples to the manufacturers to be kept and made available to Federal and State officials.
Requires drug wholesalers to provide drug purchasers with a statement identifying the manufacturer and each sale of the drug. Directs the Secretary to issue licensing standards for drug wholesalers.
Sets forth criminal penalties for violations of this Act.
Became Public Law No: 100-293.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
See H.R.1207.
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