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Table 5 Conflict of interest management strategies identified in publicly available policies

From: Disclosure, transparency, and accountability: a qualitative survey of public sector pharmaceutical committee conflict of interest policies in the World Health Organization South-East Asia Region

Management strategy

Examples

Recusal from activities, meeting or relevant work in which the individual has an interest

Bhutan Blood Technical Advisory Committee [30]

Nepal Bid and Tender Evaluation Committees [28]

Sri Lanka National Medicines Regulatory Authority, National Advisory Committee, and the Medicines Evaluation Committee [31]

Thailand HITAP [47]

Replacement of committee members with conflict of interest for specific tenders

Bangladesh Tender Committees [26]

Bhutan Tender Committees [27]

Subject matter experts able to provide testimony but unable to vote

Sri Lanka National Medicines Regulatory Authority, National Advisory Committee, and the Medicines Evaluation Committee [31]