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False statement
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Tilur®(Acemetacin)
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As effective as the best, as safe as the
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Leeb et al. Orthopädie 33: 1032–1041, 2004
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Only comparator to acemetacin was diclofenac which is neither the most effective nor the safest non-steroidal antirheumatic drug
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Exaggeration of efficacy
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Relpax® (Eletriptan)
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Eliminates pain
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Sandrini G et al. Neurology 59:1210–1217, 2002
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At 24 hours only 24%(40 mg) and 29%(80 mg) of patients treated with eletriptan were pain-free
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Unjustified generalization
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Xefo® (Lornoxicam)
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Safe for heart and circulation
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Tsurko V et al. Ter Arkh 74:63–6, 2002
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Only blood pressure and heart rate measured. No hard endpoints evaluated
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Absence of relation
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Duphalac® (Laktulose)
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Fast and permanent effect on constipation
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Ballongue et al. Scand J Gast 32 Suppl. 222: 41–44, 1997
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Constipation not an outcome of the study.
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Unjustified transfer to humans
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Duspatalin® (Mebeverin)
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Effective in all cases of irritable bowel syndrome
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Boisson J et al. Chir. Digest.16: 289–292, 1987
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Animal study (pigs)
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