active placebo
Noun
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A placebo used in experimental tests of a drug that has noticeable side effects (synset 102681028)
"an active placebo mimics the side effects of the experimental drug"is a type of: placebo - an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug
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