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Patrick Leahy: “I have for years pushed the FDA to promote safer alternatives to powerful prescription painkillers, and to remove from…”

On the recordMarch 1, 2016
I have for years pushed the FDA to promote safer alternatives to powerful prescription painkillers, and to remove from the market older, less safe drugs.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy emphasizes the need for safer painkiller alternatives and removal of unsafe drugs.

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