EFFECTIVE Act

Bill: 117-hr-8586
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
Introduced: 2022-07-28
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-07-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Ensuring the FDA Fully Examines Clinical Trial Impact and Vitalness before Endorsement Act or the EFFECTIVE Act</b></p> <p>This bill specifies that the Food and Drug Administration may deny an application for a new opioid analgesic drug upon a determination that the drug does not provide a significant advantage or clinical superiority compared to other drugs.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8586 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 28, 2022 Mr. Trone (for himself and Mr. Meuser ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to deny approval of a new drug application for an opioid analgesic drug on the basis of such drug not being clinically superior to other commercially available drugs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring the FDA Fully Examines Clinical Trial Impact and Vitalness before Endorsement Act or the EFFECTIVE Act . 2. Requirement for approval of new opioid analgesics Section 505(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 355(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (6) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Secretary may deny approval of an application submitted under subsection (b) for an opioid analgesic drug if the Secretary determines that such drug does not provide a significant advantage or clinical superiority, in terms of greater safety or effectiveness, compared to an appropriate comparator drug, as determined by the Secretary. .