EMA upgrades conflict of interest controls
Includes variable time limits on restrictions for assessing medicines and companies with which experts have been associated
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has revised its policy on handling declarations of interests for scientific advisory committee members. It includes variable time limits on restrictions for assessing medicines and companies with which experts have been associated. This depends on their project involvement or company seniority.
'For the majority of declared interests a three-year cooling-off period is foreseen,' said the Agency.