Senate Confirms Robert Califf as FDA Commissioner...And It’s a Win For Big Pharma
Big pharma is now entrenched in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Senate confirmed Robert Califf, a cardiologist and researcher from Duke University, as the next FDA commissioner on Wednesday in a 89 to 4 vote. Califf has strong ties to the pharmaceutical industry.
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“Califf's confirmation amounts to a handover of the agency to Big Pharma,” an Alternet article declares. Califf received $52,000 from the pharmaceutical industry, Scientific American reports. C