"Placebo pills" are inactive pills that do not contain any medicine or active ingredients. They are often used in medical studies or treatments as a comparison or control group, to see if a treatment is effective or if people's belief in the treatment can influence their health.
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- The group taking placebo pills also saw a 29 percent drop in pain - related disability. (sciencedaily.com)
- A lower dose of vitamin D in girls also brought some bone gains, compared with the performance of placebo pills. (sciencenews.org)
- No one could tell which dogs were getting the medication being studied and which dogs were getting placebo pills. (amcny.org)
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