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On the recordMay 28, 2018
It seems to me that it is almost irrelevant how many doctors--I mean, irrelevant is not the best term--but for the purpose of determining whether someone has too much opioid going into their system, I do not think it matters how many pharmacies you go to.
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Pat Toomey
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Toomey emphasizes the importance of tracking prescriptions over the number of pharmacies used.

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