Placebo

Healthcare professional, including pharmacists, face numerous ethical dilemmas in their professional practice. In this particular scenario, the ethical conflict arises when Dr. Thomas, the pharmacist-in-charge, asks myself, the new staff pharmacist, to fill a prescription for Mrs. Lapworth. The prescription, prescribed by Dr. Everett, is written for Sonata 10 mg, which is a schedule IV hypnotic indicated for the treatment of insomnia. Dr. Thomas instructs me to empty out the original Sonata 10…

examine this new drug is called a double-blind study. Meaning that ten of the participants will be administered the drug Antaquil and the other Ten will be given a placebo. This double-blind study…

was used a pre-specified exploratory objective of the Community-Acquired Pneumonia immunization Trial in Adults in which 84,496 community-dwelling individuals of 65 years and older were randomly assigned to receive PCV13 or placebo vaccination. After receiving PCV13 or placebo, participant who had any suspicisions of pneumonia were evaluated with a serious of test if they were present with any of the 12 human viruses. Through this process, the participants who were suspected and already went…

For the participant group dosed with ethanol + caffeine (150 mg) no significant differences in reaction times were observed when compared to the ethanol placebo group. In the group dosed with ethanol + caffeine (300 mg), reaction time was further reduced compared to the group dosed with the low caffeine dose. This indicates that caffeine reversed ethanol's negative effects on reaction time, and did so in…

Fexofenadine is a non-sedating, long-acting second genaration antihistamine, it is a metabolite of terfenadine and a piperidine type antihistamine. 7 placebo-controlled, double-blind were recognized that have assessed the efficacy of fexofenadine.in chronic urticaria (table 1). the large number of patients included (a total of 1894 subjects) and the number of studies done makes it in the treatment of chronic urticaria the best studied second-generation antihistamine. Fexofenadine has been…

the meta-analysis consisted of 256 random patients who were given ginger and 252 patients who were randomly given the placebo. Dose and method of ginger’s administration was varied between different studies. In summary from table 5, in all 6 studies: a total of 180 out of 256 subjects in the intervention group (ginger group), and 126 of the 252 subjects in the control group (placebo group) has shown decreased in symptoms of nausea and vomiting. The Odds Ratio (OR) column measured an association…

where placebo and 91 were given yogurt twice a day. The yogurt contained the Bifidobacterium strain with lactic acid bacteria. At the end of the 12-week trial only 76 completed the study, 43 of them were taking the yogurt and 33 given a placebo. Both groups showed “improvements in bloating, flatulence, ease of bowel movement and quality of life” within week 4 but no significant change when compared.3 Week 8 and week 12 results indicated a greater improvement in symptom relief in the placebo…

The common cold is a respiratory illness caused primarily by rhinoviruses and coronaviruses. The symptoms include sneezing, coughing, malaise, sore throat, ear pain, and nasal discharge. Common colds occur mostly during the late fall, winter and early spring and average on length of one week. On average adults get two to four colds per year and children get six to eight. The common cold is treated with a combination of decongestants, antihistamines, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, adequate…

15 researchers. Part 2: In the experiment group A and C were told about the effect the pill would have. Group A received the power pill and 60% of them saw results. Group B received the pill and 7 out of the 10 saw results. Group C was given the placebo and 5 out of the 10 saw results. Group D was not told about the effect 4 out of 10 of them saw results. Groups B and D did not receive information. This concludes that if they knew about the effect beforehand,…

The mind is a complex machine which we have yet to fully discover. The average human brain weighs about three pounds and includes the immense cerebrum, which is the largest portion. The cerebrum is responsible for control of thoughts and voluntary movement. Then the brain stem is responsible for involuntary functions like heart rate and breathing. The brain represents only three percent of the body's weight yet it uses 20 percent of the body's energy (Stevenson, classroom lecture, 2016). In a…