Conflict of interest and regulatory authorities

Conflict of interest and regulatory authorities.

164 March 2015, Vol. 105, No. 3 Conflict of interest and regulatory authorities To the Editor: Parrish and Blockman[1] make excellent points about conflict of interest (COI), particularly in the context of ‘medical leadership’. As key opinion leaders themselves (both are members of the National Essential Medicines List Committee (2013 2015), as is the second signatory to this letter – the term ...

Capitation and conflict of interest.

Conflict of evidence or conflict of interest?

We at EBSJ appreciate a substantial and mostly positive echo to the editorial titled “BMP: evidence in the name of science?” (EBSJ Volume 2, Issue 4). Thank you to all who have voiced their interest and support of our unique publication. Other publications have also echoed the desirability of a reevaluation of the methodology and conclusions of the article by Carragee et al titled: “A critical ...

Editorial interest in conflict of interest.

www.cmj.hr This year’s first issue of the Croatian Medical Journal (CMJ) did not feature only the new design of the journal (1) but also an update of its Guidelines for Authors (2), made regularly for each volume. We can only hope that our authors did notice the changes, as editorial experience and research evidence show that readers do not read journal documents (3) and that journals do not ke...

European regulatory authorities and pediatric labeling.

Ethical Considerations Children should not be given medicines that have not been evaluated adequately for use in that age group. There is a responsibility, shared by applicants and the appropriate authorities, to ensure that children have timely access to safe and effective medicines that have accurate, scientifically justified prescribing information. Applicants are encouraged to investigate t...