Warren blasts Gottlieb for joining Pfizer board

Following last week’s news that former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb was joining Pfizer’s board of directors, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren yesterday called for Gottlieb to resign from his new post. Even though such moves from government to the pharma industry are fairly typical for departing FDA leaders, Warren said in a letter that Gottlieb’s decision “smacks of corruption.” Gottlieb — who said he learned about Warren’s letter through reporters — also said he would respond “promptly, directly, and privately.” Warren, in turn, shared on Twitter that she looks forward to a response and reiterated his call to resign, saying it would “send a strong message about the importance of integrity of current [and] former federal officials.”