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More Drugs Should Be Available to More People

September 16, 2012

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/09/16/getting-your-prescriptions-without-a-prescription/more-medications-should-be-available-over-the-counter

 

Source - New York Times


Dr. Leslie Walker, chief of the adolescent medicine division at Seattle Children’s Hospital, discusses the benefits and potential drawbacks of increasing patient access to medications without a prescription or doctor visit.

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