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How Safe Are Our Prescription Drugs?
How do unsafe drugs reach the marketplace? Is the Food and Drug Administration overwhelmed by the supply and demand for drugs and incapable of guaranteeing the safety of the four billion prescriptions our pharmacies will fill this year? Lawrence O'Donnell guest hosts.
By Lawrence O'Donnell • • 30m ListenHow do unsafe drugs reach the marketplace? Is the Food and Drug Administration overwhelmed by the supply and demand for drugs and incapable of guaranteeing the safety of the four billion prescriptions our pharmacies will fill this year? Lawrence O'Donnell guest hosts. Today's WWLA is a re-edit of this morning's To the Point
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