Answer: placebos

AnswerCrossword Clue
PLACEBOSFake medication
PLACEBOSCertain test controls
PLACEBOSSugar pills
PLACEBOSSoothing remarks.
PLACEBOSSops
PLACEBOSControl pills
PLACEBOSCommon cures?
PLACEBOSInert medications
PLACEBOSSugar pills, e.g.
PLACEBOSMake-believe medications
PLACEBOSStudy pills
placebosa usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder
placebosinert or innocuous substance used especially in controlled experiments testing the efficacy of another substance (as a drug)