When a patient insists on having a medical cure but a physician does not believe that medicine is necessary, the physician may prescribe sugar pills. Such fake pills are called _______.

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Sugar pills that have no active ingredient are commonly used as placebos in medical practice. They may be prescribed to satisfy a patient's expectation for a cure or in clinical trials to control for the placebo effect. Analgesics and antidepressants are types of medication that contain active ingredients and are intended to treat specific conditions. Noceboes are interventions or substances that have a negative impact on health outcomes, such as negative side effects experienced after taking a placebo.

When a Patient Insists on Having a Medical Cure but a Physician