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Adverse events during placebo vs. no drug administration—results of a randomised interventional trial in 160 volunteers

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  1. Department of Neurology, Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg General Hospital, Breslauer Straße 201, 90471, Nürnberg, Germany

    Frank Erbguth

  2. Rollhofener Straße 9, 90482, Nürnberg, Germany

    Angelika Hamacher-Erbguth

  3. Department of Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Hospital of the University of Cologne, Gleueler Strasse 24, 50931, Köln, Germany

    Uwe Fuhr

  4. Institute for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Research, Paul-Ehrlich-Straße 19, 90562, Nürnberg-Heroldsberg, Germany

    Fritz Sörgel

  5. Institute of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

    Fritz Sörgel

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Erbguth, F., Hamacher-Erbguth, A., Fuhr, U. et al. Adverse events during placebo vs. no drug administration—results of a randomised interventional trial in 160 volunteers. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 71, 1403–1405 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-015-1900-5

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