<p>Pew works to reduce risks from unsafe prescription drugs by seeking changes in federal law and regulation that improve oversight of drug manufacturing and curb problems stemming from conflicts of interest.</p> http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room.aspx <p>The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a final rule for implementing the Physician Payments Sunshine Act on Feb. 1, which will bring transparency to the financial relationships between physicians and drug and medical device companies. Allan Coukell, director of medical programs for The Pew Charitable Trusts, issued a statement commending the ruling. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:01:47 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899448280&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Pew Prescription Project&WT.rss_a=Pew: Transparency Rule in Sunshine Act Will 'Inform and Protect Patients'&WT.z_contenttype=PressRelease Pew Prescription Project Director Daniel Carlat opines about the importance of <span>transparency and education in disclosing monetary relationships between doctors and drug and device companies. </span> Tue, 26 Jun 2012 09:15:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899401344&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Pew Prescription Project&WT.rss_a=Disclosure Can Address Doctors' Conflicts of Interest&WT.z_contenttype=OpinionEditorial An editorial in the New York Times praises the Obama administration for enacting regulations that require that the manufacturers of drugs, medical devices and medical supplies disclose all payments they make to doctors or teaching hospitals. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899369097&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Pew Prescription Project&WT.rss_a=Editorial: Who Else Is Paying Your Doctor?&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle <p>Allan J. Coukell, director of medical programs at Pew Health Group, is quoted in the New York Times on the Obama administration's decision to require drug companies to disclose the payments they make to doctors.</p> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899368892&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Pew Prescription Project&WT.rss_a=U.S. to Force Drug Firms to Report Money Paid to Doctors&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle Allan Coukell, director of medical programs at Pew Health group, is quoted in a Minneapolis Star Tribune editorial about the consensus around the Physician Payments Sunshine Act and the need to continue with its implementation. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:30:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899365066&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Pew Prescription Project&WT.rss_a=Editorial: Feds Fumble on Law Aimed at Doctors&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle Allan Coukell, director of medical programs at Pew Health Group, is quoted in Star-Ledger (NJ) article about problems associated with drug makers payments to physicians Fri, 09 Sep 2011 09:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899363820&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Pew Prescription Project&WT.rss_a=Drug Firms Paid N.J. Doctors $12.4 million in 2010&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle <p>A letter to the editor by Allan Coukell, director of Medical Programs at Pew Health Group, highlights the complexity of the drug distribution system and opportunities to protect patients.  </p> Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:05:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899363585&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Pew Prescription Project&WT.rss_a=Distribution System OK, but it can be Exploited&WT.z_contenttype=OpinionEditorial <p>A Financial Times analysis of payments to doctors by pharmaceutical companies in the United States quotes Allan Coukell, director of Medical Programs at Pew Health Group, on the need for transparency.</p> Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899363582&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Pew Prescription Project&WT.rss_a=Pharma Groups Pay $150m to US Doctors&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle <p>An editorial in the New York Times cites drug contamination and antibiotic resistance during a larger discussion on the potential causes of a widespread shortage of prescription drugs.</p> Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899363552&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Pew Prescription Project&WT.rss_a=Editorial: The Shortage of Vital Drugs&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle Terms and Conditions Page http://www.pewtrusts.org/terms_and_conditions.aspx