This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Other topics and Adverse effects, Subject name: Anatomy
The following is true of placebo 
Select and explain. 
A. Placebo is a dummy medication, B. Placebo in the ine material added to the drug for making tablets, C. Placebos do not produce any effect, D. All patient respond to Placebo
A: Placebo is a dummy medication
Answer: A: Placebo is a dummy medication 
Explanation: Ref-KDT 6/e p65 Placebo plays a very impoant role in the clinical trials. To know, whether the effect is produced by a drug or it is just by chance, Ada me medication known as placebo is given to the control group, placebo may or may not produce an effect in a subject