US Senate to decide on track and trace today

According to the official calendar for the US Senate​ politicians will meet to discuss the “Drug Quality and Security Act” – HR 3204​ – later today, just a few weeks after the US House of Representatives​ passed their version of the legislation.

If the Senate passed HR 3204 – the debate will be streamed online – it could be signed into US law by President Barack Obama in 10 days and make efforts by legislators in various States redundant, notably those in California working on e-pedigree.

Details​

If the law is passed by the Senate tonight and signed into law soonafter manufacturers will have to provide electronic transactions information and histories.

In addition, they will have to affix a product identifier to each package and keep the identifier on the package for a minimum of six years after the date of the transaction.

The information will have to include:

— The proprietary or established name or names of the product;

— The strength and dosage form of the product;

— The National Drug Code number of the product;

— The container size;

— The number of containers;

— The lot number of the product;

— The date of the transaction and the date of the shipment; and

— The business name and address of the person from whom ownership is being transferred and the business name and address of the person to whom ownership is being transferred.