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symmetry · 4315 days ago · link · · parent · post: FDA drug trials are not required to use inert placebos, nor publish the ingredients of "active placebo" pills
Yeah, this is a good point, that previously used placebos may be found to have noticeable effects later. Maybe I read the original article wrong or too quickly, but I got the impression that the author believed the ingredients were purposefully excluded with intent to deceive.
The author does believe this. He's attributing motives to people who didn't tell him their motives. This isn't a very clever practice. But, whatever the intent, omitting information like this will have undesirable consequences.I got the impression that the author believed the ingredients were purposefully excluded with intent to deceive.