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Tim Kaine: “I have concerns that prescribers are writing--are able to write for such a large number of these pills when maybe five…”

On the recordJanuary 31, 2016
I have concerns that prescribers are writing--are able to write for such a large number of these pills when maybe five are enough.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Senator Kaine expresses concerns about excessive prescriptions of painkillers.

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