Medication Non-Adherence To Be Examined By Surgeon General
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The HHS Office of the Surgeon General issues a request for information regarding the non-adherence of prescription medication. However, it is unclear how it plans to use the information once it is collected.
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