Baldwin Blasts FDA Consultant For Pharma Ties
McKinsey & Company consulted for federal drug regulators and opioid manufacturers.
Companies like Purdue have been long under pressure for their role in seeding overdose crises across the nation. Purdue, which was once owned by the mega-wealthy Sackler family, gained notoriety for its Oxycotin products.
While some focus on the companies that make the drugs, others focus on how they have influenced regulation.
“While working for clients involved in manufacturing, distributing, and selling opioids, McKinsey simultaneously worked on projects for FDA, including projects for the FDA center responsible for approving new drugs,” the senators wrote to Christi Grimm, inspector general for the Department of Health and Human Services.
“Despite these reports,” the letter states, “FDA did not conduct any additional contract reviews or discuss with McKinsey conflicts of interest and the firm’s failure to disclose them in earlier contract applications. Furthermore, it is unclear whether the FDA has altered or improved its processes and procedures to prevent similar nondisclosure’s of conflicts of interest in future contracts.”
McKinsey has not yet returned a request for comment.
Baldwin and others blast consulting firm’s work with opioid industry was originally published by the Wisconsin Examiner.
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