Better ODDS To Reduce Diversion Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2628
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2021-08-05
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2021-08-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-08-05
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Better Options for Drug Disposal Systems To Reduce Diversion Act of 2021 or the Better ODDS To Reduce Diversion Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill modifies the authority of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to impose safe disposal requirements as part of a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy for a drug.</p> <p>Currently, the FDA may require that a drug be dispensed with a safe disposal packaging or safe disposal system that renders the drug nonretrievable. Under this bill, the FDA may impose such safe disposal requirements without regard to whether the drug is rendered nonretrievable.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2628 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 5, 2021 Ms. Hassan (for herself 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 amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to safe disposal packaging and safe disposal system requirements for certain drugs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Better Options for Drug Disposal Systems To Reduce Diversion Act of 2021 or the Better ODDS To Reduce Diversion Act of 2021 . 2. Safety-enhancing packaging and disposal features Section 505–1(e)(4)(B) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 355–1(e)(4)(B) ) is amended by striking for purposes of rendering drugs nonretrievable (as defined in section 1300.05 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation)) .