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Lisa Blunt Rochester: “Simply put, extending orphan drug designation in this manner would have been inconsistent with the intention of the…”

On the recordJanuary 28, 2020
Simply put, extending orphan drug designation in this manner would have been inconsistent with the intention of the Orphan Drug Act.
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Lisa Blunt Rochester
Democratic · Delaware

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Blunt Rochester argues against orphan drug designation for profitable treatments.

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