A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a code system for the identification of prescription drugs, and for other purposes.
Drug Identification Act - Allows the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, by regulation, to establish a uniform code or system of coding applicable to prescription drugs consisting of symbols representing: (1) the identity of the manufacturer of each drug; (2) the identity of the drug; (3) the identity of the final packager (if different from the manufacturer) of the drug; (4) the dosage form and strength of the drug; and (5) the number of drug units in the immediate container of the drug.
Provides that, if it is a prescription drug, the immediate and outside containers thereof shall bear a label which has prominently placed thereon the symbol or symbols in the code as listed above.
Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Introduced in Senate
Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.
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