White House Opioid Report Urges Better Access To Overdose Treatment; Mandatory Prescriber Education
Executive Summary
Pricing of anti-addiction therapies could come under more pressure from HHS if Trump Administration accepts White House commission recommendation to declare public health emergency on opioid crisis.
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