Rhode Island House Passes Right to Try Act

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (April 14, 2017) – Yesterday, the Rhode House 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 (D) introduced House Bill 5676 (HB5676), along with a bipartisan coalition of four…

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

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (April 6, 2017) – Yesterday, 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. A bipartisan coalition of five representatives introduced House Bill 5676 (HB5676) on March 1.…

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