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Date of Publication: July 01, 2011
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20529/IJME.2011.067
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Research Articles
Supported and unsupported claims in medicinal drug advertisements in Indian medical journals
Ethiraj Dhanaraj
Aditi Nigam
Sanjay Bagani
Himmat Singh
Pramil Tiwari
Abstract:
The study assessed 292 supported and unsupported claims in 102 medicinal drug advertisements across 15 Indian medical journals published in 2009. WHO ethical criteria for medicinal drug promotion were applied. None of the advertisements satisfied all the WHO criteria. Safe prescribing information on major adverse drug reactions, contraindications and warnings was provided in only 19 advertisements.
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