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Pharmacology AIIMS 2017 16759fbf

Which of the following is an example of placebo?

A
Herbal medication with no known effect
B
Physiotherapy
C
Sham surgery
D
Cognitive behavioral therapy
High-Yield Explanation
* In sham surgery, surgery is done without any purpose; we just open the abdomen in one person and close it, in other person appendix is removed; this is done to see whether appendectomy has any advantage.* Placebos (fake drug/dummy medicine) are used in clinical trials to compare the two treatments; it can't produce any effect. * Herbal medication can produce some effects.* Physiotherapy can also produce effects.

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