One of the dark secrets of Pharma - "The Placebo Adherence Effect"

You've heard of the placebo effect, well, get this - when people are part of clinical trials where they have to take drugs at certain times throughout the day, those who follow the schedule do better in BOTH the experiment and control groups.

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And the difference in terms of outcomes of people who follow the schedule in the placebo group is comparable to the sort of benefits that the FDA looks for when approving drugs.

So, how many drugs have been approved not because they did anything but rather because the patient was on a schedule?