Upcoming Hearing on Draft Dingell/Waxman Drug Safety Legislation
On September 30, the House Energy and Commerce Committee is holding a hearing on draft drug safety legislation (per energycommerce.house.gov, witness list not yet available). The legislation, which was drafted by Reps. John Dingell, Henry Waxman, Frank Pallone, and Bart Stupak, requires parity between foreign and domestic drug facility inspections, increases the number of pre-approval drug inspections, prohibits the entry of drugs into the United States lacking documentation of safety, requires manufacturers to ensure the safety of their supply chain, and grants FDA authority to mandate recalls of unsafe drugs. For background information on the draft legislation (including the text), see energycommerce.house.gov.
UPDATE: This hearing has been postponed, and no new date has yet been announced.
