S.619 - Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009

A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to preserve the effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in the treatment of human and animal diseases. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to preserve the effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in the treatment of human and animal diseases. as introduced.
  • Short: Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009 as introduced.

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3/17/2009--Introduced.Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to deny an application for a new animal drug that is a critical antimicrobial animal drug unless the a

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3/17/2009--Introduced.Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to deny an application for a new animal drug that is a critical antimicrobial animal drug unless the applicant demonstrates that there is a reasonably certainty of no harm to human health due to the development of antimicrobial resistance attributable to the nontherapeutic use of the drug. Defines "critical antimicrobial animal drug" as a drug intended for use in food-producing animals that contains specified antibiotics or other drugs used in humans to treat or prevent disease or infection caused by microorganisms. Requires the Secretary to withdraw approval of a nontherapeutic use of such drugs in food-producing animals two years after the date of enactment of this Act unless certain safety requirements are met.

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03/15/11
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for S.619 A bill to assist in the coordination among science, technology, engineering, and mathematics efforts in the States, ... Source: opencongress.org .... Op

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01/01/11
Hendrik Hertzberg: Sorting out the Senate. - Web

PAMTA Update: Senate Introduces Companion Antibiotic Bill S. 619 : Mike ... PAMTA is in the Senate. And how you can help it pass. http://scienceblogs.com/mikethemadbiologist/2009/04/pamta_update_senate_introduces.php. Testimony ...

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12/30/10
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21 Gerlind Schmidt, Russische Föderation, in: Hans Döbert, Wolfgang Hörner, Botho von Kopp, Lutz R. Reuter (Hrsg.), Die Bildungssysteme Europas, Hohengehren 2010 ( = Grundlagen der Schulpädagogik, Bd. 46, 3. Aufl.), S. 619. ...

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