FDA wants more details on panel members’ potential conflicts

The FDA plans to pull one more veil off any potential conflicts of interest among the experts recruited for the regulatory group's influential review panels. The agency posted a proposal to require panel members to disclose the names of any companies or institutions that could create a conflict for them. For the past two years, panel members have only had to state whether they worked for a sponsor or competitor of a drug or device being reviewed. The agency also plans to provide an idea of the...