It isn't as if there's a short supply, there's a manufacturing problem, the FDA comes in, offers friendly advice, the problem is fixed, no problem again. These are chronic, repeated shortages.
Richard Blumenthal: “It isn't as if there's a short supply, there's a manufacturing problem, the FDA comes in, offers friendly advice, the…”
On the recordDecember 14, 2011
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Blumenthal emphasizes that drug shortages are due to manufacturing issues, not just supply.
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