H.R. 1353 · 114th Congress
PATIENT Act of 2015
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BilirakisSponsor4 cosponsors · 2 D, 2 R
3 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Promoting Access for Treatments Ideal in Enhancing New Therapies Act of 2015 or the PATIENT Act of 2015
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 13, 2015
Promoting Access for Treatments Ideal in Enhancing New Therapies Act of 2015 or the PATIENT Act of 2015
This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend to five years the three-year marketing exclusivity period provided to certain new drugs that include an active ingredient that was already approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
A drug is provided this extended exclusivity period if it is approved for a new indication or use, or the drug has been reformulated or redesigned to:
- promote greater patient adherence to an approved treatment regime,
- reduce the public health risks associated with the drug,
- reduce side effects or adverse events,
- provide benefits to the health-care system, or
- provide other comparable patient benefits.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: PATIENT Act of 2015
Also known as: Promoting Access for Treatments Ideal in Enhancing New Therapies Act of 2015
Latest action (Mar 20, 2015): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 13, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.