Political Quotes

“we worked to ensure that the Drug Quality and Security Act achieves a balanced approach to strengthen the safety, security and accountability of our Nation's pharmaceutical drug supply chain. This legislation establishes a uniform electronic unit-level system over the next decade that will increase security and ensure a safer pharmaceutical drug supply chain from manufacturers to dispensers. The charitable distribution of prescription drugs from the manufacturer to patients through patient assistance programs, PAPs, is a valuable and unique approach to providing American patients access to critical, lifesaving medicines. As this legislation is implemented, the varied and unique approaches of PAPs should be taken into consideration to ensure patients who access needed treatments through these effective programs are able to continue accessing the prescription drug medications provided through PAPs. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate? If not, the question is on passage of the bill. The bill (H.R. 3204) was passed.”