The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on July 15, 2013, released proposed rules implementing sections of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA) and the FDA’s new authority to protect the integrity of the drug supply chain—specifically, Section 709 of the FDASIA [amending section 304(g) of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA)]. The proposed rules provide the FDA with the administrative authority to detain drugs the FDA believes are either adulterated or misbranded. The FDA will detain the drugs until it considers what action it should take concerning the drugs, whether legal or otherwise. The goal of this detention authority has been stated by the FDA as follows: “to protect the public by preventing distribution or subsequent of use of drugs … that are believed to be adulterated or misbranded … .” Comments on the proposed rule are due no later than September 13, 2013.
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