Hormone Replacement Therapy advertising: sense and nonsense on the web pages of the best-selling pharmaceuticals in Spain

Table 1 Compliance with Farmaindustria's "Code of Good Practice for the Promotion and Use of Medicines" on the web pages of pharmaceutical companies marketing the best-selling HRT drugs in Spain.

Web Site	Registration Required	Registered Company Name and Address Given	Summary of Product Characteristics	Therapeutic Indications	Bibliographic References
http://www.esteve.es	Must register, but professional body membership number not required	Yes	Yes	Yes	No references
http://www.isdin.es	Must register, but professional body membership number not required	Yes	Yes	Yes	No references
http://www.novartis.es	Must register, but professional body membership number not required	Yes	Information about HRT products does not appear	Information about HRT products does not appear	Information about HRT products does not appear
http://www.organon.es	Must register and provide professional body membership number	Yes	Information about Perifem does not appear	Information about Perifem does not appear	Information about Perifem does not appear
http://www.bayerscheringpharma.es	Registration not required	Yes	No (patient information is given)	Yes	No references

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