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placebo
In practice or in clinical research a preparation containing no active ingredient is sometimes administered. In research this helps distinguish the
effect
of a
drug
under investigation from the effect expected by subject or researcher.
This term appears in...
pharmacology
includes:
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active placebo
See also:
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pharmacology
placebo effect (stuttering glossary)
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Dallas Buyers Club
Equus
Fear Me Not
Matchstick Men
Send Me No Flowers
Skidoo
The Birdcage
When Do We Eat? (2005)