U.S. Congress - H.R.338 Protecting Our Kids' Medicine Act
H.R.338 - Protecting Our Kids' Medicine Act
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure accurate, intelligible information on dosage delivery devices packaged with liquid over-the-counter medications. view all titles (2)
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- Short: Protecting Our Kids' Medicine Act as introduced.
- Official: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure accurate, intelligible information on dosage delivery devices packaged with liquid over-the-counter medications. as introduced.
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1/19/2011--Introduced.Protecting Our Kids' Medicine Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require a liquid formulation of an over-the-counter drug to be packaged with a dosage delivery device meeting specified requirements. Defines "dosage delivery device"Official Summary
1/19/2011--Introduced.Protecting Our Kids' Medicine Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require a liquid formulation of an over-the-counter drug to be packaged with a dosage delivery device meeting specified requirements. Defines "dosage delivery device" as an object that is designed to measure the dosage of a drug in liquid form and deliver that drug to an individual and includes calibrated cups, droppers, syringes, and spoons.Sets forth requirements for such a dosage delivery device, which include that such device:(1) is calibrated in units of measure specified in the dosage directions on the outside packaging of the drug, the bottle, or written instructions on the label;
(2) uses the same abbreviations as the directions and conforms to international or national standards for abbreviations;
(3) has clearly printed decimals or fractions;
(4) contains leading zeros before decimal points to avoid tenfold dosing errors;
(5) has smaller font sizes for numerals in fractions compared to the size of the font used for numerals not in fractions;
(6) contains no extraneous or unnecessary markings that may be confusing to consumers; and
(7) uses markings that are clearly visible when the drug is added to the device.Deems a drug to be misbranded if it does not meet the requirements of this Act.Makes this Act effective one year after enactment.
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