Table 3.

Topics related to relationships with pharmaceutical companies covered by 26 patient group policies reported on websites

Patient group number*	Topic of policy
	Composition and authority of board	Acceptance of donations and revenue generation	Independence of decision-making	Endorsements	Material assistance to patient group members by a donor	Other interactions between patient members of the group and a donor	Independent monitoring of activities and compliance with policies
1	x	x	x	x	x
2	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
3	x	x	x	x	x
4	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
5
6
7
8		x		x		x	x
9		x	x	x
10		x	x	x
11		x	x	x
12	x	x	x	x	x
13		x	x	x	x	x
14	x	x
15		x	x	x
16	x	x	x	x		x
17
18	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
19				x
20
21	x
22	x	x			x
23			x
24						x
25		x		x			x
26	x
Total (%)	11 (42.3)	16 (61.5)	13 (50.0)	15 (57.7)	8 (30.8)	7 (26.9)	5 (19.2)

*Patient groups have been anonymised.