A little better than placebo is still better than nothing

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作者
Dobs, Adrian S. [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Johns Hopkins Univ, Sch Med, Johns Hopkins Clin Res Network, Baltimore, MD 21218 USA
[2] Johns Hopkins Univ, Sch Med, Johns Hopkins Ctr Reduct Canc Disparities, Baltimore, MD USA
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10.1038/nm0813-962
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Doctors often dismiss drugs as ineffective if they fail to outperform dummy pills in randomized trials. That's a mistake. When active medicines have few side effects and produce a strong placebo effect, such drugs, even if they prove just slightly better than placebo, should be embraced for the relief they can bring to patients who have few safe alternatives.
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