How patients should be counseled on adverse drug reactions: Avoiding the nocebo effect

In clinical practice we are required to inform patients of medication response rates and adverse drug reactions.1 Providing information about treatment for patients if not done properly could yield adverse consequences, even if it is entirely out of well meaning to improve the outcome of treatment. This phenomenon is namely the “nocebo effect”2 which is not rare in psychiatry. It even has a negative impact on the relationship between doctors and patients.
Source: Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy - Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Source Type: research