FREED of Opioids Act

Bill: 117-s-1634
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2021-05-13
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies

Department of Health and Human Services

Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation

Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Government studies and investigations

Medical research
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-13
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>FDA Review of Efficacy of EERW Double-Blinds of Opioids Act or the FREED of Opioids Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take certain actions to determine whether to permit the use of a certain methodology for drug clinical trials.</p> <p>Specifically, the FDA must seek to contract with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for the NAS to conduct a study on the effectiveness of using enriched enrollment randomized withdrawal methodology in demonstrating the efficacy of opioid drugs in treating chronic pain. </p> <p>The FDA must also convene a meeting of two specified FDA advisory committees to review the NAS study and vote on whether to permit the use of this methodology in drug clinical trials. </p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1634 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 13, 2021 Mr. Manchin (for himself and Mr. Braun ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To require the Food and Drug Administration to determine whether to permit the use of enriched enrollment randomized withdrawal methodology with respect to clinical trials.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FDA Review of Efficacy of EERW Double-Blinds of Opioids Act or the FREED of Opioids Act . 2. Consideration of enriched enrollment randomized withdrawal methodology (a) In general Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Secretary ), acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall convene a meeting of the Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee and the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee of the Food and Drug Administration to vote on whether to permit the use of the enriched enrollment randomized withdrawal methodology in clinical trials of drugs, including opioid drugs. In conducting such review, the Secretary shall consider the report issued by the National Academy of Sciences under subsection (c). (b) Presentations If the Secretary allows for formal presentations in support of the use of the enriched enrollment randomized withdrawal methodology at the meeting described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall also allow for equal time at such meeting for presentations that are critical of such methodology. (c) NAS study and report The Secretary shall seek to enter into a contract with the National Academy of Sciences under which the National Academy— (1) conducts a study on the effectiveness of enriched enrollment randomized withdrawal methodology in demonstrating the efficacy of opioid drugs in treating chronic pain; and (2) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, submits a report on such study to the Secretary.