Senate Committee Proposes Drug Distribution Safety Bill

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee has released a discussion draft of a bill that aims to enhance the safety and security of drug distribution in the U.S., according to an AHA News Now report.

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The goal of the legislation is to create an electronic, interoperable system for tracing drug distribution, according to the report. Written feedback on the bill draft is due Friday to drugdistributionsecurity@help.senate.gov.

The committee will issue a separate proposal on compounding pharmacy safety next week, according to the report.

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