Full Text of HR1170 95th General Assembly
HR1170 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has | 3 |
| the responsibility to determine if newly developed medical | 4 |
| products are safe and effective; and
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| WHEREAS, Any prescription medication, over the counter | 6 |
| medication, medical device, or vaccination must be approved by | 7 |
| the FDA prior to being marketed for general sale in the United | 8 |
| States; and
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| WHEREAS, Over the last few years, various widely-used | 10 |
| prescription drugs have been removed from the market following | 11 |
| documented deaths and serious harm to patients; and
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| WHEREAS, These incidents call into question the standards | 13 |
| currently used to review drugs and devices in response to the | 14 |
| FDA Modernization Act of 1997; and
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| WHEREAS, Many women have health conditions that require | 16 |
| them to take medication throughout their lives, such as asthma, | 17 |
| epilepsy, hypertension, and depression; at this time, while a | 18 |
| rating system for drug safety does exist, statistics and | 19 |
| research are lacking regarding the safety of taking these | 20 |
| medications during pregnancy; and |
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| WHEREAS, According to figures kept by birth defect research | 2 |
| groups, the incidence of women using nonprescription medicines | 3 |
| to treat headaches, colds, upset stomachs, and other ailments | 4 |
| typical during pregnancy is on the rise; researchers have found | 5 |
| that over 20% of pregnant women use four or more drugs during | 6 |
| their pregnancy, with over the counter medicines being utilized | 7 |
| most often; and
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| WHEREAS, The American College of Obstetricians and | 9 |
| Gynecologists does not currently have guidelines for | 10 |
| physicians prescribing medications during pregnancy; and
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| WHEREAS, Over 150,000 babies in the U.S. each year are born | 12 |
| with serious birth defects; while some causes of birth defects | 13 |
| are linked to genetic or chromosomal problems, the majority are | 14 |
| caused by unknown reasons; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 17 |
| urge the U.S Food and Drug Administration to seek out better | 18 |
| research and data collection pertaining to drug use during | 19 |
| pregnancy; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we also urge the U.S. Food and Drug | 21 |
| Administration, in cooperation with pharmacists and | 22 |
| physicians, to do an informational campaign to provide |
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| scientifically accurate information to both pregnant and | 2 |
| lactating women regarding the hazards of taking prescription | 3 |
| and over the counter medications, along with the potential | 4 |
| impact on their child; and be it further | 5 |
| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 6 |
| delivered to the members of the Illinois congressional | 7 |
| delegation, the Illinois State Medical Society, the Illinois | 8 |
| Pharmacists Association, and the Illinois Department of Public | 9 |
| Health.
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