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Joe Pitts: “The cost of developing a drug has doubled, as has the number of clinical trials necessary to file a new drug…”

On the recordJune 10, 2014
The cost of developing a drug has doubled, as has the number of clinical trials necessary to file a new drug application.
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Joe Pitts
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Pitts references rising costs and complexities in drug development.

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