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    FROM THE ARCHIVES

    Jun 19, 2020 2 minutes

    15 YEARS AGO

    August/September 2005

    “Statins are not the only class of safe drugs still under lock and key. Medical information is available to more people than ever before, and Americans are buying more drugs and making more-sophisticated choices about their health. Yet access to everything from insulin to Viagra still requires a day off from work and a trip to the doctor’s office.

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