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Statin side effects study
Meta-analysis of side effects of statins shows need for trial transparency
BMJ 2014; 348 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g2940 (Published 29 April 2014) Cite this as: BMJ 2014;348:g2940
- Ben Goldacre, Wellcome research fellow in epidemiology1
- 1London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK
- ben.goldacre{at}lshtm.ac.uk
As Wise reported,1 our meta-analysis looked at side effects in randomised trials of statins and found that many, such as muscle aches, were reported to an equal degree by participants taking a placebo. Those side effects may therefore be partly non-pharmacological, and due to negative expectations, or the “nocebo” effect, as has been …
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