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
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
For example, in medication trials, it is well established that the color of a sugar pill makes a difference.
From Slate • May 10, 2018
This is set up as a one-tailed test with the claim in the alternative hypothesis that the medicine will produce more endorphins than the sugar pill.
From Textbooks • Nov. 29, 2017
"Not even a sugar pill?" asked Mother Bab.
From Patchwork A Story of 'The Plain People' by Groce, Helen Mason
