Unsubstantiated and overstated claims of efficacy

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• Format Lessons
• Language/s English
• Target Audience Further education
• EBM Stage 3 - Appraising evidence, 4 - Decision making
• Duration >15 mins
• Difficulty Advanced

Key Concepts addressed

• 1-3a Beware of conflicting interests
• 3-2a Do the outcomes measured matter to you?
• 2-3d Fair comparisons with few people or outcome events can be misleading

Details

Misleading Ads & FDA  Warnings

Unsubstantiated Superiority/Overstatement of Efficacy Claims. An implication is made that a drug is better or more effective without supporting scientific evidence

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