Re:Are Placebos Really Sugar Pills?
by jessriedel on Wednesday January 30, 2013 @02:55PM
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What moioci said. I don't believe
> "Placebo" is usually the current standard-of-care
is correct, either as popularly understood or as actually used during drug trials. Instead, "Placebo" is a device to make the experience of not taking a drug identical to taking a drug, which means both that it's a physical pill and that it causes the appropriate side effects.
> "Placebo" is usually the current standard-of-care
is correct, either as popularly understood or as actually used during drug trials. Instead, "Placebo" is a device to make the experience of not taking a drug identical to taking a drug, which means both that it's a physical pill and that it causes the appropriate side effects.