Allan Coukell
Senior Director, Health Programs
Medical Device
MDIC
Indonesia
Biography
Allan Coukell is Senior Director, Health Programs at the Pew Charitable Trusts, an independent nonprofit research and public policy organization, where he oversees initiatives related to drug and medical device innovation and safety, drug pricing, the pharmaceutical supply chain, pharmacy compounding, antibiotic resistance, prescription drug misuse, FDA, and food safety as well as other efforts related to health costs and care delivery. Prior to joining Pew, he practiced as a clinical pharmacist in oncology at the London Health Sciences Center and Ontario Regional Cancer Center; served as a senior medical writer and editor with the medical journal publisher Adis International; and covered health and science as a reporter and producer for WBUR (NPR) in Boston and Radio New Zealand. He served previously as consumer representative on the FDA’s Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee.
Research Interest
pharma
