Question

What term is used to describe a substance given in clinical trials that does not contain the drug?

Answer 1

Answer:

Placebo, Is used to describe a substance given in clinical trial that does not contain the drug.

Explanation:

• Clinical trials are done to evaluate the effectiveness of a drug in treating a particular medical symptom or disease.
• In such case a placebo is used as a control in the experiment.
• A placebo contains all the components as the medicine except for the drug that is being tested.
• A placebo is given to one group of patients having the symptoms for which the drug is tested while another group of patients with same symptoms are given the drug.
• If the group that was given the drug show symptoms of cure  while the group that was given placebo does not show changes. Then the drug is said to be effective.