2007-02-10 15:20:31 · 4 answers · asked by Tammy 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
A placebo refers to a treatment that does not directly affect symptoms of a disease or their cause. The improvement after a placebo is given is largely due to psycosomatic effects.
Every drug, treatment, and surgery has a placebo effect. This is why when they are in trials a placebo is given to see what the actual effects of the treatment are. If they are no greater than the placebo it is considered ineffective.
2007-02-10 15:25:36 · answer #1 · answered by Troy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a treatment that has no medicinal value. It is only used to convince the patient that they are recieving medical care.
2007-02-10 23:28:09 · answer #2 · answered by damndirtyape212 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pharmacologically inert substance that has no cause and effect relationship with the disease.
2007-02-10 23:27:02 · answer #3 · answered by Roger 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A sugar pill with no effective treatment. :)
2007-02-10 23:27:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋