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How swallowing a star might keep you from missing a dose of medicine

By Jonathan Saltzman — Boston GlobeJan. 17, 2020

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SAN FRANCISCO — Plenty of drug industry executives who take over this city for a week every January show slide decks about their businesses to woo potential investors.

Patricia Hurter makes her pitch by pulling a white capsule apart and withdrawing a plastic star-shaped structure.

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