dummy pill

noun

: a pill or substance that is given to a patient like a drug but that has no physical effect on the patient : placebo

Examples of dummy pill in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The trial was randomized and double-blind, meaning neither researchers nor participants knew who received the treatment or the dummy pill. — Erica Sweeney, EverydayHealth.com, 24 July 2026

In a second study, patients averaged a reduction of 59% compared with patients who received a dummy pill. — Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Studies in more than 870 patients with acute pain due to foot and abdominal surgeries showed Vertex’s drug provided more relief than a dummy pill but didn’t outperform a common opioid-acetaminophen combination pill. — Matthew Perrone, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025

Those 168 adults were randomly assigned to one of five treatment groups; 37 people got a placebo, or dummy pill, while roughly equal-size groups took one of four daily doses of ketamine that ranged from 30 milligrams to 180 milligrams. — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 24 June 2024

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