In comments to the House Ways and Means committee, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores pointed out that DIR fee reform can reduce patients’ out-of-pocket drug costs and overall healthcare spending,
The pilot will inform the development of the enhanced electronic, interoperable track-and-trace system for industry set to go into effect in 2023 as part of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act, the agency said.
The bill comes as teen misuse of DXM is on the decline, a trend the Consumer Healthcare Products Association partially attributes to state-level age restrictions that have been passed in 17 states.
The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed H.R. 269 — a package of bills that legislation aimed at modernizing the OTC monograph process — gaining praise from industry organizations.