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H.R. 4385 (115th)

Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2017

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14 November 2017

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Summary

Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit direct-to-consumer advertising of a drug in the first three years after the drug's approval. The Food and Drug Administration may: (1) waive the third year of this prohibition for a drug if direct-to-consumer advertising of the drug would have an affirmative value to public health, or (2) extend the prohibition if the drug has significant adverse health effects.

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