Placebo in history - Wikipedia
The word obecalp, "placebo" spelled backwards, was coined by an Australian doctor in 1998 when he recognised the need for a freely available placebo. [40] The word is sometimes used to make the use …
Obecalp | definition of Obecalp by Medical dictionary
1. a supposedly inert substance such as a sugar pill or injection of sterile water, given under the guise of effective treatment. Paradoxically, it may exert either a positive or a negative effect on the recipient …
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Obecalp Placebo - Radiolab
Aug 19, 2010 · Obecalp, which is Placebo spelled backwards, is a cherry-flavored chewable dextrose pill meant to trick children into believing they are getting a medicine that will make them feel better.
Placebo pills for children - PMC
On 1 June a company called Efficacy Brands (I’m not making this up) put cherry flavoured sugar tablets on sale on the web. The company was started by a mother with three young children, who has …
Obecalp - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Oct 31, 2025 · From placebo spelled backwards. Obecalp. (medicine) Any medicine that is a placebo. Used to lend an air of medical authority to a placebo treatment when prescribing it to a patient. This …
obecalp - Urban Dictionary
Sep 2, 2006 · An actual medical prescription written by doctors for psychosomatic symptoms. The pill is merely a sugar or salt tablet and is intended to spark a placebo-effect. In fact, the word is "placebo" …
Doling out the placebo effect - Los Angeles Times
Jan 14, 2008 · For decades, research physicians have furrowed their brows at the mysterious powers of a treatment known in many medical circles as Obecalp. In clinical studies, Obecalp has been shown …
Placebo pills for children | RTI
On 1 June a company called Efficacy Brands (I’m not making this up) put cherry flavoured sugar tablets on sale on the web. The company was started by a mother with three young children, who has …
Experts Question Placebo Pill for Children - The New York Times
May 27, 2008 · Its chewable, cherry-flavored dextrose tablets, Obecalp, for placebo spelled backward, goes on sale on June 1 at the Efficacy Brands Web site. Bottles of 50 tablets will sell for $5.95.