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Rhode Island House Passes Right to Try Act to Reject Some FDA Restrictions on Terminally Patients 71-0

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (May 13, 2016) – Yesterday, the Rhode Island House unanimously passed a bill that would set the foundation to nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that deny access to experimental treatments by terminally ill patients. Rep. Joseph McNamara introduced House Bill 7156 (H7156) in January. The legislation would give…

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Rhode Island House Committee Passes Right to Try Act to Reject Some FDA Restrictions on Terminal Patients

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (May 2, 2016) – Last Wednesday, a Rhode Island House committee passed a bill that would set the foundation to nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that deny access to experimental treatments by terminally ill patients. Introduced by Rep. Joseph McNamara, House Bill 7156 (H7156) would give terminally ill…

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Rhode Island “Right to Try” Bill would Nullify in Practice Some FDA Restrictions on Terminal Patients

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Jan. 22, 2016) – A Rhode Island bill introduced last week would set the foundation to nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that deny access to experimental treatments by terminally ill patients. Introduced by Rep. Joseph McNamara, House Bill 7156 (H7156) would give terminally ill patients access to medicines…

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