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active placebo
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  active placebo - a placebo used in experimental tests of a drug that has noticeable side effects; "an active placebo mimics the side effects of the experimental drug"placebo - an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug |
EncyclopediaSeeplaceboactive placebo
pla·ce·bo (plă-sē'bō), 1. An inert substance given as a medicine for its suggestive effect. 2. An inert compound identical in appearance to material being tested in experimental research, which may or may not be known to the physician or patient, administered to distinguish between drug action and suggestive effect of the material under study. Synonym(s): active placebo [L. I will please, future of placeo] A placebo with side effects similar to those of a therapeutic agent—administered in the context of a therapeutic trial, which would otherwise allow a patient to identify whether he/she is receiving drug or placebo—e.g., dry mouth with chlorpromazineactive placebo Statistics A placebo with side effects similar to those of a therapeutic agent which would otherwise allow a Pt to identify whether he is receiving drug or placebo–eg, dry mouth is associated with chlorpromazine. See Placebo. pla·ce·bo (plă-sē'bō) Inert substance given as a medicine for its suggestive effect.
Synonym(s): active placebo. [L. I will please, future of placeo]active placebo
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