Political Quotes

On the recordJune 29, 2010
An estimated 40 percent of drugs that are dispensed outside of our Nation's hospitals go unused.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins discusses the significant issue of unused prescription drugs in the U.S.

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