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26 April 2022Big PharmaAlex Baldwin

Warren: Biden must ‘break patent barriers’ to drive down drug costs

Senator Elizabeth Warren has urged the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to “break patent barriers” in order to foster competition to lower prescription drug prices.

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