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US S2737

FREED of Opioids Act FDA Review of Efficacy of EERW Double-Blinds of Opioids Act


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Introduced
09/07/2023
In Committee
09/07/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025

Introduced Session

118th Congress

Bill Summary

A bill to require the Food and Drug Administration to determine whether to permit the use of enriched enrollment randomized withdrawal methodology with respect to clinical trials.

AI Summary

This bill, the FREED of Opioids Act or FDA Review of Efficacy of EERW Double-Blinds of Opioids Act, requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to convene meetings of two of its advisory committees to vote on whether to permit the use of the enriched enrollment randomized withdrawal (EERW) methodology in clinical trials of drugs, including opioid drugs. The bill also requires the FDA to conduct a study through the National Academy of Sciences on the effectiveness of EERW in demonstrating the efficacy of opioid drugs in treating chronic pain, and to review the approved labeling on all opioid drugs approved using EERW to determine whether the indications are supported by that methodology.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (on 09/07/2023)

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