Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE CAPABILITY OF THE BUREAU OF FOOD AND DRUGS (BFAD) BY ESTABLISHING ADEQUATE TESTING LABORATORIES AND FIELD OFFICES IN ALL PROVINCES AND CITIES, UPGRADING ITS EQUIPMENT, CREATING A DRUG ENFORCEMENT UNIT (DEU) UNDER ITS OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date filed
July 1, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00494 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE CAPABILITY OF THE BUREAU OF FOOD AND DRUGS (BFAD) BY ESTABLISHING ADEQUATE TESTING LABORATORIES AND FIELD OFFICES IN ALL PROVINCES AND CITIES, UPGRADING ITS EQUIPMENT, CREATING A DRUG ENFORCEMENT UNIT (DEU) UNDER ITS OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR | |
| SHORT TITLE : BFAD Empowerment Act of 2004 | |
| ABSTRACT : "BFAD Empowerment Act of 2004" The Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) is tasked to ensure the quality of medicines and pharmaceuticals made available to the public. This bill seeks to introduce major reforms in the BFAD to strengthen the capability of the BFAD's regulatory functions of licensing, registration and monitoring. It provides for the augmentation of existing laboratories and the upgrading of their equipment. It also proposes the creation of a drug enforcement unit under its operation and administrative control. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : PINGOY, ARTHUR "DODO" JR. Y. M.D. | |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Solis (005 ) | 2. Vargas (005 ) |
| 3. Abayon (010 ) | 4. Marcoleta (070 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ON 2004-07-27 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON APPROPRIATIONS |
Abstract
"BFAD Empowerment Act of 2004" The Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) is tasked to ensure the quality of medicines and pharmaceuticals made available to the public. This bill seeks to introduce major reforms in the BFAD to strengthen the capability of the BFAD's regulatory functions of licensing, registration and monitoring. It provides for the augmentation of existing laboratories and the upgrading of their equipment. It also proposes the creation of a drug enforcement unit under its operation and administrative control.'
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