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ey0015.14-12 | The ‘nocebo’ effect: psychogenic but truly harmful | ESPEYB15

14.12 Adverse events associated with unblinded, but not with blinded, statin therapy in the Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial-Lipid-Lowering Arm (ASCOT-LLA): a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial and its non-randomised non-blind extension phase

A Gupta , D Thompson , A Whitehouse , T Collier , B Dahlof , N Poulter , R Collins , P Sever , Investigators ASCOT

To read the full abstract: Lancet 2017;389:2473-2481We are all familiar with the ‘placebo’ effect, when the psychological anticipation of a ‘benefit’ of treatment is so strong that it adds to or even outweighs the actual physical benefits. Many doctors have even admitted to prescribing placebo tablets, or “sugar pills” to their patients, for exam...

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14.12 Adverse events associated with unblinded, but not with blinded, statin therapy in the Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial-Lipid-Lowering Arm (ASCOT-LLA): a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial and its non-randomised non-blind extension phase

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