The drug wording is widened to include otherwise legally marketed drugs
To reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, and for other purposes, section 106, Sec. 106.
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The drug wording is widened to include otherwise legally marketed drugs
The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 106 in the PDF
What the document says
“by striking ``approved or cleared'' each place it appears and inserting ``approved, cleared, or otherwise legally marketed''”
The section amends section 546 of the Public Health Service Act, replacing the phrase approved or cleared with approved, cleared, or otherwise legally marketed everywhere it appears in subsections (a), (c), (d) and (f).
What the document actually says
“by striking ``approved or cleared'' each place it appears and inserting ``approved, cleared, or otherwise legally marketed''”
That sentence, in plain words
Two words are taken out everywhere they show up. Longer words are put in. The new words also cover drugs sold in other lawful ways.
What this is about
A drug can reach the market by more than one path. The old words named two paths. The new words leave room for the rest.
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Reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, Public Law 119-44, sec. 106, 139 Stat. 674 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ44/html/PLAW-119publ44.htm
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“The drug wording is widened to include otherwise legally marketed drugs,” Reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, section 106, Sec. 106. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/pl-119-44/proposal/sec106-legally-marketed/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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