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Joe Pitts: “Look, no physician wants to tell a patient that they cannot receive the care they need because there is no treatment but…”

On the recordFebruary 8, 2012
Look, no physician wants to tell a patient that they cannot receive the care they need because there is no treatment but because the product is simply not available and we won't provide alternatives is no solution at all.
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Joe Pitts
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Pitts emphasizes the urgency of providing treatment alternatives amid drug shortages.

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