It is a pity some drug company does not produce a wide range of placebos –Archie Cochrane said!
"It is important to distinguish the very respectable, conscious use
of placebos. The effect of placebos has been showed by RCTs to be very
large. Their use in the correct place is to be encouraged. What is
inefficient is the use of relatively expensive drugs as placebos. It is a
pity some enterprising drug company does not produce a wide range of
cheap, brightly coloured, non-toxic placebos."
Archibald L Cochrane. Effectiveness and Efficiency. The Nuffield
Trust, 1972: Chapter 5, subchapter b, second bullet 1.
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Competing interests:
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27 September 2004
Ioannis DK Dimoliatis
Assistant Professor of Hygiene & Epidemiology
University of Ioannina Medical School, Ioannina 45110 Greece
Rapid Response:
It is a pity some drug company does not produce a wide range of placebos –Archie Cochrane said!
"It is important to distinguish the very respectable, conscious use
of placebos. The effect of placebos has been showed by RCTs to be very
large. Their use in the correct place is to be encouraged. What is
inefficient is the use of relatively expensive drugs as placebos. It is a
pity some enterprising drug company does not produce a wide range of
cheap, brightly coloured, non-toxic placebos."
Archibald L Cochrane. Effectiveness and Efficiency. The Nuffield
Trust, 1972: Chapter 5, subchapter b, second bullet 1.
Competing interests:
None declared
Competing interests: No competing interests