HONcode certificate: respect of the 8 HONcode principles by the health website

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Certificate of compliance with the Code of Conduct HONcode

The health Website
Läkemedelsverket / Medical Products Agency
is in compliance with the HONcode

Title of the site: Läkemedelsverket / Medical Products Agency
Web address: http://www.lakemedelsverket.se/
HONcode PIN number : HONConduct862813
Date of initial review: 24 Jul 2007
Validity of certificate 14 Jul 2011 - Jul 2013
Date of last visit 14 Jul 2011

This certificate confirms the revision of the site by the HONcode Team at the above date.
It respects and pledges to honor the 8 principles of the HON Code of Conduct (HONcode).

* 1. Authoritative 2. Complementarity 3. Privacy 4. Attribution 5. Justifiability 6. Transparency
7. Financial disclosure 8. Advertising policy

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The Health on the Net (HON) certificate serves as a guarantee that this website, at the date of its certification, complies with and pledges to honor the 8 principles of the HON Code of Conduct as drawn up by the HON foundation.

The responsible of the certified site commits to keep the site in compliance with the HON code principles for the duration of the certification.

Although measures such as a complaint mechanism, the periodical review and the automatic surveillance mechanisms are put in place to guarantee the compliance of the certified website with the ethical principles of HON as much as possible, incidental inaccuracies cannot be completely excluded. In no event the HON foundation and/or its partner(s) can be held liable for any damages resulting from the use or inability to use HON certified websites nor can the HON foundation and/or its partner(s) be held liable for the content of these certified websites, including, but not limited to the information of third-parties or hyperlinks accessible via HON certified websites.

The certified website is responsible for the content of its website, unless otherwise provided by law.

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You will find below the elements identified by the HONcode team at a precise date to justify the respect of the 8 ethical principles.

The content of this certificate has been collected and written by the Health On the Net Foundation (HON) and should not be used without previous permission granted by HON. A request for permission can be sent to: HON.

1. Information must be authoritative

All health and medical information on this website is given by our experts. Our information is founded on ours staff experience and our common organisational knowledge
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2. Presentation of the site
Mission:

The Medical Products Agency (MPA) is the Swedish national authority responsible for regulation and surveillance of the development, manufacturing and marketing of drugs and other medicinal products. Our task is to ensure that both the individual patient and healthcare professionals have access to safe and effective medicinal products and that these are used in a rational and cost-effective manner.
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Audience:

both the individual patient and healthcare professionals
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Purpose of the website In Swedish version: Läkemedelsverkets rekommendationer om läkemedel är generella. Frågor som rör enskilda patienters behandling ska främst avgöras av ansvarig läkare.

The purpose of the website is to support the agency´s principal goal, i.e. safe usage of drugs and other medical products.
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3. Confidentiality

Cookies are in use to support analyse of statistical data recieved from the web servers log files, i.e. differ returning visitors from first-time visitors. Cookies are also used to store accessibility settings, if used by the visitor. No personal data is collected.
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4. Information must be documented: Referenced and dated

The information is written by the experts of the agency.

Only data for one sample are displayed among those selected.

Management
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All pages display the date of last update/review.

Last updated/reviewed: 2009-08-10
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5. Justification of claims

Agency for reviewing drugs circulating in Swedish market.

A medicinal product may only be placed on the Swedish market when a marketing authorisation has been issued by the Medical Products Agency (national authorisation) or when an authorisation has been granted for the entire Community (a Community authorisation).
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6. User support and adequation

Contact form provided.

Contact us
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Possibility to change the font, contrast, Line height and font size

Accessibility
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7. Disclosure of funding sources

The website is supported by the Application Fees. See also Financing page in Swedish.

Fees - medicinal products
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8. Advertising policy

Advertising policy
The MPA does not allow any form of advertising on the website. No medicinal drugs or other products can be ordered via the website.
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