Consensus report: clinical recommendations for the prevention and management of the nocebo effect in biosimilar-treated IBD patients.
Lieven PouillonSilvio DaneseAilsa HartGionata FiorinoMarjorie ArgolloCarlo SelmiCarmelo Carlo-StellaDamien LoeuilleAntonio CostanzoAnthony LopezElena VegniSimona RadiceDaniela GilardiMarie SochaMaria FazioMarien González-LorenzoStefanos BonovasFernando MagroLaurent Peyrin BirouletPublished in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2019)
The nocebo effect is under-recognised in the era of biosimilars, although it may negatively impact on the cost-savings of biosimilars. Future research should focus on the magnitude, the risk factors, the impact, and the management of the nocebo effect in biosimilars-treated IBD patients.