Securing America's Medicine Cabinet Act of 2021 This bill directs the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to designate qualified institutions of higher education (or consortia of such institutions) as National Centers of Excellence in Advanced and Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and to provide grants to the centers. Each designated center must conduct research on advanced and continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing technologies and must share information from such research with the FDA. (Currently, most drug production involves batch manufacturing, which typically takes longer than continuous manufacturing processes.)
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Securing America’s Medicine Cabinet Act of 2021
USA117th CongressS-2589| Senate
| Updated: 8/3/2021
Securing America's Medicine Cabinet Act of 2021 This bill directs the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to designate qualified institutions of higher education (or consortia of such institutions) as National Centers of Excellence in Advanced and Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and to provide grants to the centers. Each designated center must conduct research on advanced and continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing technologies and must share information from such research with the FDA. (Currently, most drug production involves batch manufacturing, which typically takes longer than continuous manufacturing processes.)
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvanced technology and technological innovationsCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationFood and Drug Administration (FDA)Government information and archivesHealth programs administration and fundingHealth technology, devices, suppliesHigher educationInfectious and parasitic diseasesManufacturingPrescription drugsProduct development and innovationResearch administration and fundingResearch and development