Protecting patients by advocating safe, effective, affordable drugs and medical devices
Prescription drugs are unaffordable and new drugs and devices often are approved without being proven safe and effective. Public Citizen challenges Big Pharma, device manufacturers and federal regulators to make drugs and medical devices safe, effective and accessible to all.
Our Work
Our doctors and policy experts use research and advocacy to push for safe and effective drugs and medical devices, and to lower the cost of drugs and make them accessible to all.
Experts
Michael Carome, MD
Health Research Group Director
Peter Maybarduk
Access to Medicines Director
Steve Knievel
Advocate
Michael Abrams, M.P.H., Ph.D.
Senior Health Researcher
Sidney Wolfe, MD
Health Research Group Founder and Senior Adviser
Zain Rizvi
Research Director
Azza AbuDagga, MHA, Ph.D.
Health Services Researcher
Burcu Kilic, Ph.D.
Director, Digital Rights Program & Research Director, Access to Medicines