2023-11-19 20:28:43
One of the most consistent areas of placebo use is in pharmaceutical research. 307192919/Photoboyko – stock.adobe.com
EXPERT OPINION – The corollary of placebo is often lies, believes Professor François Chast*. Is it then acceptable to deliver such a product when, in essence, it is based on deception?
*François Chast is president of the Vigilance and Health Risks Committee at the Necker-Enfants Malades hospital. He is also honorary president of the National Academy of Pharmacy.
And placebo, by definition, does not contain any therapeutic substances. However, its effect was described as “powerful” by the first specialists who attempted to quantify it. And in fact: 35% of patients on average respond to taking a placebo. But its corollary is often lies, the patient not knowing the real status of what is given to him. Is it then acceptable to deliver such a product when, in essence, it is based on deception?
One of the most consistent areas of placebo use is pharmaceutical research: many products are tested “against placebo”, that is, a group of patients are given the desired drug. test, while the other is given a product that appears completely similar, but devoid of active ingredient…
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