Rockefeller, Rahall Reintroduce Prescription Drug Bill

Rockefeller, Rahall reintroduce prescription drug bill

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Legislation to prevent prescription drug abuse has been re-introduced in the Senate and House by West Virginia congressmen. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., and Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., called prescription drug abuse a growing …
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DC Week: Obama Looks to Medicare for Savings

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who is set to retire at the end of 2014, are asking three federal agencies to investigators efforts on prescription drug abuse. Rockefeller, along with Sens. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) asked the FDA about its efforts to improve …
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Life Sciences: 2013 Legal Developments You Need To Know About

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The guidance describes the FDA's views about "the studies that should be conducted to demonstrate that a given formulation has abuse-deterrent properties, how those studies will be evaluated, and what labeling claims may be approved based on the …
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Students explore health careers at Marshfield Clinic conference

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D.C. Everest High School junior Kelsey Gilmore seemed comfortable asking questions about heart bypass surgery while inspecting a cow heart with gloved hands. “Every year, high school … Students and teachers at the conference also could take tours of …
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