For over a year, PPMD has been working with Congress on landmark legislation called 21st Century Cures. The bill aims to speed the discovery, development, and delivery of therapies for diseases that have an unmet medical need like Duchenne. We have been thankful to Congress for their willingness to meaningfully engage the patient community in the process. This week the House will hold a floor vote on the measure (HR 6.) We need all House members to vote YES to get this bill over the finish line in the House of Representatives.
Please take one minute to send your House member an Action Alert telling them to vote YES on HR 6, the 21 Century Cures Act.
This bill contains provisions that will:
We are nearly there with this important legislation, and with your help the House will make this promise of a new day in drug discovery a reality. Then it will be on to the Senate...
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Hi everyone!
I wrote senator Bob Menendez (NJ) and he kindly answered that
"If enacted, this bill would require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to disclose whether or not certain patient-focused drug development criteria, including patient population benefit and risk data, patient-reported outcomes data, and perspectives of patients serving on advisory committees, had been appropriately considered as part of the final drug review package. Hearings and markups of legislation before the Senate HELP Committee are held at the discretion of its chairman."
I don't have technical legislative knowledge, it just sounds like the Senate cannot do anything until the FDA discloses an approval. Does anybody know something about this?
Regards,
Guillermo (from Argentina, now visiting NJ)
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