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Shai Mulinari

Associate Professor | Senior Lecturer

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Misleading advertising for antidepressants in sweden: a failure of pharmaceutical industry self-regulation.

Author

  • Anna Zetterqvist
  • Shai Mulinari

Summary, in English

The alleged efficacy of pharmaceutical industry self-regulation has been used to repudiate increased government oversight over promotional activity. European politicians and industry have cited Sweden as an excellent example of self-regulation based on an ethical code. This paper considers antidepressant advertising in Sweden to uncover the strengths and weaknesses of self-regulation.

Department/s

  • Cardiovascular Research - Immunity and Atherosclerosis
  • Diabetic Complications
  • Department of Gender Studies
  • EXODIAB: Excellence of Diabetes Research in Sweden

Publishing year

2013

Language

English

Publication/Series

PLoS ONE

Volume

8

Issue

5

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Public Library of Science (PLoS)

Topic

  • Health Care Service and Management, Health Policy and Services and Health Economy

Keywords

  • Advertising
  • Antidepressants
  • Drug Industry
  • Sweden
  • Codes of ethics

Status

Published

Project

  • After the success with the new generation antidepressants: Experiences, practices, discourses and changes in the self.

Research group

  • Cardiovascular Research - Immunity and Atherosclerosis
  • Diabetic Complications

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1932-6203