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Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1994. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.
Home Is Where the Money Is
Advocate (12/13/94) No. 670, P. 32 Bull, Chris
In an Oct. 26 letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the National Lesbian and Gay Health Association (NLGHA) alleged that pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson had unduly influenced FDA officials concerning an experimental HIV home test and illegally funneled millions of dollars to prominent AIDS advocates and public-health officials. Some AIDS activists, however, claim that the NLGHA is trying to delay the approval process of the test. Bruce Decker of the Health Policy and Research Foundation--an advocacy group that supports home HIV testing--said, "NLGHA has had plenty of time to voice its concerns...This is nothing more than an effort to delay and confuse a very clear process." NLGHA called for an inquiry into Direct Access Diagnostics (DAD)--the Johnson & Johnson subsidiary that developed the HIV home test--and its employment of former surgeon general C. Everett Koop and Sean Strub--the publisher of "POZ", a bimonthly AIDS magazine--to promote the product. Although NLGHA claims that several other AIDS activists and organizations have accepted Johnson & Johnson's money for promotional activities, the groups have denied the accusation. Under federal law, it is illegal for companies to promote or advertise products that have not received full FDA approval.
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Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1994. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.
