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. 2013 May 1;8(5):e62609. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062609

Table 1. Number of printed and violative antidepressant advertisements in the Swedish Medical Journal 1994–2003.

Antidepressant ads Ads in violation of code
Product Company Unique ads (n = 124) Total ads(n = 722) Unique ads(n = 47) Total ads (n = 247)
Citalopram (Cipramil) Lundbeck 25 (20.2%) 171 (23.7%) 12 (25.5%) 88 (35.6%)
Escitalopram (Cipralex) Lundbeck 10 (8.1%) 42 (5.8%) 5 (10.6%) 21 (8.5%)
Fluoxetine (Fontex) Eli Lilly 16 (12.9%) 71 (9.8%) 6 (12.8%) 8 (3.2%)
Fluoxetine (Fluoxetine Selena) Selena 1 (0.8%) 14 (1.9%) 0 0
Fluoxetine (Seroscand Fluoxetine) Seroscand 2 (1.6%) 15 (2.1%) 0 0
Fluvoxamine (Fevarin) Meda/Solvay 2 (1.6%) 3 (0.4%) 1 (2.1%) 1 (0.4%)
Mirtazapine (Remeron) Organon 10 (8.1%) 70 (9.7%) 3 (6.4%) 44 (17.8%)
Moclobemide (Aurorix) Roche 4 (3.2%) 21 (2.9%) 0 0
Nefazodon (Nefadar) Bristol-Myers Squibb 1 (0.8%) 2 (0.3%) 0 0
Paroxetine (Seroxat) Novo Nordisk/SmithKleinB 25 (20.2%) 73 (10.1%) 10 (21.3%) 21 (8.5%)
Reboxetine (Edronax) Pharmacia & Upjohn 1 (0.8%) 5 (0.7%) 0 0
Sertraline (Zoloft) Pfizer 10 (8.1%) 149 (20.6%) 2 (4.3%) 28 (11.3%)
Venlafaxine (Effexor) Wyeth 17 (13.7%) 86 (11.9%) 8 (17.0%) 36 (14.6%)