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Senators demand answers on telehealth platforms from Pfizer and Eli Lilly 

October 22, 2024
Pharmalot Columnist, Senior Writer
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), who has advocated for price transparency in direct-to-consumer drug advertising, is now looking at drugmakers and telehealth prescribing.
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