Talk:Placebo studies

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 * Were placebo's considered fraudulent because people were selling them as the actual drugs?Jbyrd27 (talk) 15:57, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes, I believe they no longer allow placebo's because they were miss informing their patients on what they were actually giving to them. Allen150 (talk) 02:28, 3 September 2018 (UTC).
 * That is mostly true. I believe that placebos are still prescribed in some countries. I think they prescribe them in Germany. There are also studies finding that placebos may still be somewhat effective even when the patient knows they are taking a placebo. Non-deceptive placebos may have utility. --Wikiman2718 (talk) 18:05, 16 August 2019 (UTC)

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Merger
Program in Placebo Studies has low notability. A merger may be useful here. --Wikiman2718 (talk) 21:56, 17 August 2019 (UTC)

Lede
The lede reads that "Placebos have been argued to produce clinical improvements..." That statement is unnecessarily weak. One of the reviews cited finds unequivocally that placebos do produce clinical improvements in Parkinson's disease based on a body of literature containing 143 papers. This evidence isn't exactly preliminary. --Wikiman2718 (talk) 14:29, 19 August 2019 (UTC)