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Hi Nick and Vivec

 

There’s certainly evidence that patients (Hoffman et al. 2015) and doctors (Hoffman, et al 2017) tend to underestimate the potential harms of treatment and overestimate the likely benefits

 

Andy

 

Andy Hutchinson Pharmacist

Medicines Education Technical Adviser

Medicines and Technologies Programme
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

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From: Evidence based health (EBH) [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Myles, Nickolas [PH]
Sent: 23 August 2018 17:25
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Subject: Re: Can placebo effect be seen in doctors who are well aware about the efficacy of an intervention?

 

Vivec, this awareness will violate the core principle of blinding of a fair test of treatments. I bet this way the bias will work the other way around – I.e. the placebo effect will more likely be rejected , while it shouldn’t as placebo effect it is not an exact equivalent to “no effect”.

 

It’s just a thought.

 

Nick

 

Nickolas Myles, MD, PhD, MSc, FRCPC

Anatomical pathologist, St.Paul’s Hospital,

Clinical Professor, University of British Columbia

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

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From: Evidence based health (EBH) [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Vivek Podder
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2018 1:56 AM
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Subject: Re: Can placebo effect be seen in doctors who are well aware about the efficacy of an intervention?

 

If a placebo effect of a drug is considered resulting from expectations of the patient then can we see the same placebo effect in a doctor who is well-aware about the effects and efficacy of that drug? I.e. can we see placebo effect in doctors?

 

Best, 

Vivek Podder

Medical Student

Tairunnessa Memorial Medical College, Bangladesh.

 

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Vivek Podder

Medical Student

Tairunnessa Memorial Medical College

 

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