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The phrase "placebo for" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It typically refers to a substance or treatment that has no therapeutic effect, but is given to a patient in place of a real medication or treatment. Example: The doctor prescribed a placebo for the patient's headache, knowing that it was primarily caused by stress and would likely go away on its own.
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They also took a placebo for three weeks.
In the Approve trial, 2,600 patients took either Vioxx or a placebo for three years.
The 55 patients were randomly assigned to receive the antibiotic clarithromycin or a placebo for six weeks.
The 17 participants who had received a placebo for comparison in the 34-patient study are now taking the drug.
Given that PCDR uses placebo for drug reduction, not replacement, is it likely to be more acceptable to patients?
In addition, there was more breast cancer among women taking Prempro than those taking a placebo for comparison.
In Ironwood's trial, about 800 patients received either linaclotide or a placebo for 12 weeks.
Each child takes the drug or a placebo for six months.
Most notably, antibiotics, though commonly prescribed, are no better than a placebo for bronchitis.
They are no better than placebo for mild depression, only slightly better for moderate depression, and benefit only one out of 10 with severe depression.
Its 16,000 participants, all healthy women, were randomly assigned to take Prempro, a popular combination of estrogen and progestin, or a placebo for comparison.
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