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Ron Wyden: “In 2017, I wrote again to HHS regarding a workshop hosted by the Food and Drug Administration on safe opioid prescribing…”

On the recordApril 18, 2018
In 2017, I wrote again to HHS regarding a workshop hosted by the Food and Drug Administration on safe opioid prescribing when it was revealed that some participants shared financial ties with Purdue Pharma and other prominent manufacturers.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden highlights concerns about financial ties between opioid manufacturers and FDA workshop participants.

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