1.0Public Citizenhttps://www.citizen.orgDiane Krauthamerhttps://www.citizen.org/author/dkrauthamer/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="mx1rwIeeqx"><a href="https://www.citizen.org/article/comments-on-the-disclosure-of-conflicts-of-interest-for-participants-in-fda-advisory-committees/">Comments on the Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest for Participants in FDA Advisory Committees</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.citizen.org/article/comments-on-the-disclosure-of-conflicts-of-interest-for-participants-in-fda-advisory-committees/embed/#?secret=mx1rwIeeqx" width="600" height="338" title="“Comments on the Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest for Participants in FDA Advisory Committees” — Public Citizen" data-secret="mx1rwIeeqx" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> An independent assessment of the nature and extent of a potential conflict of interest by the public involves not only the amount of fees paid by a sponsor, or the sponsor's competitor, to an advisory committee member but the length of time that the financial arrangement has existed. Disclosure of only one year of information is not sufficient to place a potential conflict in perspective. There should be at least two years of information disclosed to the public.https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/public_citizen_shared_link.jpg1200628