Status quo for Japan conflict-of-interest

The Study Committee on Conflict-of-Interest among members participating in committees under the Council on Pharmaceutical Affairs and Food Sanitation at Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided not to revise the current compliance agreement for conflict-of-interest. This was stated in a report, including a recommendation to the sub-committee on Pharmaceutical Affairs at the CPAFS, after having discussed the operational status of the deal or the results of a questionnaire survey among professors and universities, and hearings with representatives of both Japanese medical facilities and drug manufacturers.