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# Bipartisan Bill on Preventing Drug Shortages
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/bipartisan-bill-on-preventing-drug-shortages/
- Published: 2023-05-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T18:28:36.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Drugs, #legacy-id-D5154331

Representatives **Sara Jacobs** (D-CA) and **Cory Mills** (R-FL) have introduced bipartisan legislation to minimize and prevent future drug shortages. The lawmakers says their Drug Shortage Prevention Act was drafted in response to shortages of children’s Tylenol and Motrin over the past few months. It would require manufacturers to notify FDA if they experience six consecutive weeks of an increase in product demand that would help the agency’s “predictive ability and responsiveness.”

In a [release](https://sarajacobs.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=778&ref=fdaweb.com), the representatives noted there are ways for the government to be a resource to manufacturers to avoid drug shortages and “Congress must provide manufacturers with mechanisms to proactively resolve these supply chain issues.” The bill would also:

- Direct FDA to properly publish and distribute information on a drug shortage to appropriate organizations including physicians, health providers, and patient organizations
- Direct the agency to issue draft and final guidance to manufacturers outlining information necessary to improve demand predictability