Appendix D. Implementation of the Conflict-of-interest Policy by ISDB Full Members. (Document for the GA in Paris October 2019.)
MEDEX, independent drug bulletin of CoRSUM, full member of ISDB– Coalition on Rational and Safe Use of Medicines, main office is based in Moldova).
1.Have you implemented the declarations of the CoI-policy? Yes.
2.How have you implemented this CoI-policy? The ISDB Declaration on the Conflict of interest Policy was distributed via CORSUM members. Each editor signed the Declaration on Conflict of Interest Policy.
a.Editors have filled in a document in which they declare they have no CoI.
1.This document is on the website. YES
2.This document is only in the office. YES
b.Apart from editors which other members of your organisation apply to this policy?
1.External authors. Yes.
2.Reviewers. Yes.
3.Since when do you follow this policy? From the beginning of our activity. MEDEX had never authors writing for any pharmaceutical business companies or related organisations, including their relatives.
4.How often do you update the declarations? Every year.
5.Does the policy aim at the pharmaceutical industry and also the medical device industry?
1.Pharmaceutical industry and medical device industry. X
2.Only pharmaceutical industry.
3.Only medical device industry.
6.In case the publications you make are part of a larger institution how did you safeguard there is no influence of the institution on the editorial team? We are independent bulletin, therefore we do not have such problems.
7.Did you experience difficulties in the implementation the policy? No difficulties.