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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Drugs on the Internet, Part II: Antidepressant Medication Web Sites

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Pages 1628-1641 | Published online: 06 Sep 2011
 

Abstract

Antidepressant medications have been the fastest growing category of use of pharmaceutical products over the past decade. Selected Internet web sites providing information on antidepressant medications were identified and assessed using code of conduct criteria for posting health information on the Internet as developed by the Health on the Internet Foundation. Thirteen representative web sites were evaluated. Degree of compliance with each of the eight criterion varied by site, though all 13 sites met the criterion for legality of content and conduct on their web site. WebMD and FamilyDoctor.org met most of the criteria, while pharmaceutical company sites tended to meet the fewest criteria.

RÉSUMÉ

Médicaments sur Internet, II: Sites Web antidépresseurs

Les médicaments antidépresseurs ont été catégorie la plus rapide croissance de l'utilisation de produits pharmaceutiques au cours des dix dernières années. Sites Internet fournissant des informations sur certains médicaments antidépresseurs ont été identifiés et évalués en utilisant le code de conduite pour les critères de l'affichage des informations de santé sur Internet développé par la santé sur l'Internet (HON) Fondation. Treize sites représentatifs ont été évalués. Degré de conformité avec chacun des huit critères varient selon les sites, même si l'ensemble des 13 sites ont satisfait au critère de la légalité des contenus et des comportements sur leur site web. WebMD et FamilyDoctor.org rencontré tous les critères, tandis que les sites compagnie pharmaceutique ont tendance à répondre le moins de critères.

RESUMEN

Drogas en el Internet, II: Sitios web de medicamentos antidepresivos

Los medicamentos antidepresivos han sido la categoría más rápida de crecimiento de la utilización de productos farmacéuticos en la última década. Selección de sitios de internet que ofrecen información sobre los medicamentos antidepresivos se identificaron y evaluaron utilizando el código de conducta para los criterios de publicación de información sanitaria en Internet desarrollado por la Salud en Internet (HON) Foundation. Trece web representativas fueron evaluados. Grado de cumplimiento de cada uno de los ocho criterios variados por el sitio, a pesar de los 13 sitios cumplen el criterio de legalidad de los contenidos y comportamientos en su página web. WebMD y FamilyDoctor.org cumplido con todos los criterios, mientras que los sitios de la compañía farmacéutica tiende a cumplir con el menor número de criterios.

THE AUTHORS

Melissa Morgan has a Bachelors of Science in Health Psychology from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences (MCPHS) and after working in social services for three years has returned to MCPHS to obtain her Doctor of Pharmacy Degree. She is currently an intern at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She has participated in past research studies pertaining to the subjects of smoking cessation programs and the developmental skills of adolescents.

Michael Montagne, Ph.D., is a Professor of Social Pharmacy and the Senior Associate Dean of Pharmaceutical Education at the MCPHS. Educated in pharmacy and sociology at the University of Minnesota, he then received postdoctoral training in psychiatric epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University. He has taught and performed research for 30 years on the social, cultural, and historical aspects of drug effects, drug use, and drug discovery, including drug advertising.

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