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House Bill 9087




    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HR 9087

        By Representative Arnall






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution supporting enactment of

  3         legislation to facilitate the rapid approval of

  4         new drugs, biological products, and medical

  5         devices.

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  7         WHEREAS, improving patient access to quality health

  8  care is a paramount national goal, and

  9         WHEREAS, the key to improved health care, especially

10  for persons with serious unmet medical needs, is the rapid

11  approval of safe and effective new drugs, biological products,

12  and medical devices, and

13         WHEREAS, minimizing the delay between discovery and

14  eventual approval of a new drug, biological product, or

15  medical device derived from research conducted by innovative

16  pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies could improve the

17  lives of millions of Americans, and

18         WHEREAS, current limitations on the dissemination of

19  information about pharmaceutical products reduce the

20  availability of information to physicians, other health care

21  professionals, and patients, and unfairly limit the right of

22  free speech guaranteed by the First Amendment to the United

23  States Constitution, and

24         WHEREAS, the current rules and practices governing the

25  review of new drugs, biological products, and medical devices

26  by the United States Food and Drug Administration can delay

27  approvals and are unnecessarily expensive, NOW, THEREFORE,

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29  Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of

30  Florida:

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HR 9087

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  1         That the Florida House of Representatives supports the

  2  enactment of comprehensive federal legislation to facilitate

  3  the rapid review and approval of innovative new drugs,

  4  biological products, and medical devices, without compromising

  5  patient safety or product effectiveness.

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