On the recordSeptember 25, 2007
There is a regulatory black hole that makes it possible for the pharmaceutical companies to be able to get the drugs to the stores that sell them, without the FDA being able to monitor it.
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Rep. Edward Markey discusses the lack of FDA oversight allowing unapproved drugs to be sold.
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