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"Most family doctors have given a placebo to at least one of their patients," BBC News reports.
The news is based on a large survey of UK GPs. For the purpose of the study, placebos were put into one of two categories:
pure placebos – treatments containing no active ingredients, such as sugar pills
impure placebos – treatments that contain active ingredients but are not recommended for the condition being treated, such as antibiotics for flu
The survey found that 97% of doctors admitted to giving an impure placebo at some point during their career, while 10% had given pure placebos.
The survey found that more than 1% of GPs used pure placebos at least once a week, and more than three-quarters (77%) used impure placebos at least once a week. Most doctors said placebos were ethical in some circumstances.
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Maybe the impure placebos, such as improper antibiotic use should be changed to just pure placebos which can often be as effective as an active product and doubtless is much cheaper for the NHS as well as addressing some of the resistance issues.
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