Allan Coukell Profile picture
Health policy, public health, drugs, FDA, fall prevention. Also bicycles. Head of policy @CivicaRx, but tweets are my own. Formerly, head of @pewhealth
Aug 6, 2020 13 tweets 4 min read
The White House has released the EO ordering US government to buy certain drugs solely from U.S. factories: whitehouse.gov/presidential-a… Let’s put it in the larger policy context. (Disclosure: I work for @CivicaRx, which was established to mitigate drug shortages through robust supply chains, US manufacturing & sustainable pricing. Civica is also the beneficiary of a BARDA agreement, with @PhlowUSA to establish domestic API and fill-finish capacity.)
Mar 9, 2020 15 tweets 12 min read
In the midst of Covid-19 coverage, I beg your indulgence for a thread both elegiac and celebratory. It presages, as they say on Twitter, "some personal news". (1/15) I came to Pew exactly 11 years ago. I’ve been privileged to build, and work with, an amazing team. I cannot possibly name the dozens (hundreds?) of current and former staff, but a few shout outs: