PBS NewsHour: McCaskill launches investigation of opioid drugmakers
March 28, 2017 | Flatland | 1 min read
This morning from PBS NewsHour, read how Sen. Claire McCaskill, a Missouri Democrat, is taking on manufacturers of top-selling opioids to find out whether these drugmakers are creating a cycle of addiction instead of preventing it. See Flatland’s coverage of opioid addiction in the area and read additional health coverage.
McCaskill launches investigation of opioid drugmakers
WASHINGTON – A Democratic senator is seeking marketing information, sales records and studies from manufacturers of the top-selling opioid products in the United States to determine whether drugmakers have contributed to an overuse of the pain killers. Sen.
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