sugar pill
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The placebo may be an injectable saline solution, or water, or a sugar pill.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2025
The trial shows that, over an 18-month period, patients receiving the drug declined at a slower rate than those receiving a placebo, which, in this case, was a dummy infusion rather than a sugar pill.
From Scientific American • Jan. 27, 2023
He published those results in 2017, noting that rigorous studies were needed, in which some patients would be randomly assigned to take minoxidil and others a sugar pill.
From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2022
Often, a placebo is a sugar pill that is matched in size and color to the experimental medication but does not deliver any biologically active agents.
From Slate • May 10, 2018
"Not even a sugar pill?" asked Mother Bab.
From Patchwork A Story of 'The Plain People' by Groce, Helen Mason
