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Placebo is a dummy drug, which is identical in appearance to the drug under study but will have no therapeutic property.
Placebos are used in clinical trials in order compare the effect of drugs on humans. The placebos are given to the control group and the drug is given to the treatment group.
The effects on both the groups are then documented and compared to see the action of the drug in humans.
Placebos are used in randomized, controlled trials.
Know more about the processes in clinical research: http://www.crocareers.in
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoIn clinical trials, to prove the usefulness of a particular drug, the test subjects are divided into two groups. One is given the real drug and one is given a placebo (the type of placebo may vary depending on the type of drug being tested, but capsules are commonly filled with sugar).
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∙ 11y agoA placebo is used in drug research. There are two groups; one is given the real medication, and the other group is given a placebo, usually a sugar pill. This allows the researchers to study the effectiveness of the new medication. The placebo effect happens when someone is given a pill and told it will make them feel better, but there are no active ingredients in the pill, so whatever they feel is all in their head, and called the placebo effect.
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∙ 10y agoA placebo is a fake pill which has inert material inside. It is used in conjunction with real pills in controlled medical tests in which the participants do not know which pill they are having.
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∙ 10y agoPlacebo effect means psycological effect of a drug. So many patients do get the relief after giving an pharmacological substance. So to rule out the psychological effect you use, what is called as double blind study. It means doctor also does not know, if he is giving pharmacologically active drug or an inert substance. Pain killers are most notorious drugs to act as a placebo sybstance. As pain is subjective and patients response varies. Pink color of the tablets have most placebo effect and green least. Injections have more effect than tablets. Capsules have more placebo effect than tablets. Tonics are placebo drugs.
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∙ 14y agoPlacebo is a therapy. It has therapeutic benefits.
It is prescribed to patients from misuse (overdosing) of medicines which would disturb the course of action of medcines already undertaking. In homeopathy, a patient has to take small dose of medicine infrequently, he do not need to take medicines everyday.
Nathaly Navas
Answer is C. So that all the patients will believe their disease is being treated.
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∙ 14y agoPlacebo is second best remedy Placebo has therapeutic effects. Placebo has become a bandwagon effect
Isaiah Villarreal
So that the effect of a patient's mind is taken into account in the drug testing - APEX
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What research has been done on the placebo effect?
The placebo effect is a well-known phenomena in the scientific community, and clinical trials and other scientific studies are built around the theory.
Which continent has no permanent cities and is used for scientific studies?
Antarctica has no permanent cities and is used for scientific studies.
Why are double blind studies used?
double-blinds are used to prevent the researcher from unknowingly affecting the subjects by giving them different treatment thus negating the placebo
What are francium uses?
Francium has not now practical applications; francium is used only for scientific studies.
A scientist is giving patients a sugar pill that has not medical properties what is this pill called?
A medication given in research that has no medical properties is called a placebo
What are the applications for francium?
No practical applications. Francium is used only for scientific studies.
What is a vehicle controlled clinical study?
Vehicle controlled is the same thing as placebo. From the clinical studies that I have worked on and seen they all are in dermatological studies.
Is placebo used to avoid harm to the volunteer yes or no?
Placebo are used for a correct testing or drugs, not for avoid harm.
How can blimps be use in scientific studies of the air?
pollution ZION JOSEPH
What is scientific evidence?
Well that is a vague question, but in medicine there needs to have been clinical trials that prove that a particular drug works. Studies need to be done comparing the drug in question against a placebo. One group will receive the drug and another will receive the placebo. If the drug works, there should be significant number of patients who obtain the desired results.
What is francium used for in scientific method?
Francium has not practical uses; it was used for studies in spectroscopy and quantum chemistry.
What benefits do magnetic bracelets have for people with arthritis?
Scientific studies have led researchers to the conclusion that any benefits from these devices are down to the placebo effect. There is no evidence however of any negative side affects and many people swear by their devices.
