House Panel Clears Bill Allowing Off-Label Device, Drug Communication

By Beth Wang / January 18, 2018 at 7:48 PM
A bill that would allow drug and device manufacturers to communicate off-label information about their products with payers cleared the House Energy & Commerce health subcommittee on Wednesday (Jan. 17), despite Democratic opposition. The bill allows health care economic information about an investigational product or investigational use of a medical product to be shared with payers, formularies or other similar entities without being considered false or misleading or a violation of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) as long...


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