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Table 5 Status of text and form (total count = 256)

From: An investigation into the pharmaceutical advertising in Iranian medical journals

Percentage of compliance

Perfectly the same

Slightly different

Completely different

The same generic name and brand font and shape

21%

54%

25%

 

Yes (%)

To some extent (%)

No (%)

Demonstrating a mythical or misleading link between a disease and a product

57

27

16

If the patient profiles match the target population

7

8

85

 

Yes

No

Presence of emotional expressions in advertising

32%

68%