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Advisory Committee Consumer Reps Often Fail To Represent Consumer Interests, Groups Tell US FDA

 
• By Sue Sutter

Many positions are vacant or filled by individuals with ties to academia, industry or patient groups, representatives from public interest and consumer groups say during an FDA listening session on advisory committee reforms.

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Public interest groups say consumers are poorly represented on some advisory committees. • Source: Shutterstock

The US Food and Drug Administration should do more to ensure that advisory committee consumer representatives actually represent consumer interests, stakeholders said.

Key Takeaways

  • Public interest groups say the FDA is not doing enough to ensure that consumer representatives actually represent consumer interests on advisory committees.

  • Consumer reps often have ties to academia, industry or nonprofit groups that receive industry funding, speakers said

Many consumer representative positions on advisory committees either are vacant or filled by individuals with ties to academia, industry or patient groups, rather than true consumer or public interest organizations, several speakers said

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