Declarations of interest by members of Health Canada's special advisory committees and panels: a descriptive study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Health Canada supplements its in-house expertise on pharmacotherapy and pharmaceutical policy through the use of scientific/expert advisory committees and scientific/expert advisory panels. This study was undertaken to examine the interests of the members of these Health Canada advisory bodies. METHODS:This was an observational study of the financial and intellectual interests of members of Health Canada's scientific/expert advisory committees and panels. The following information was extracted from Health Canada websites in December 2018: member's name, name of committee/panel, direct and indirect financial interests, and intellectual interests. Information extracted about the committees and panels included the number of meetings for which a record of proceedings was available

SUBMITTER: Lexchin J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6527433 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature