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treatment adherence because of the difficulty of taking a large
number of pills properly.
See Also: Adherence

PI-Sparing Regimen
An anti-HIV drug regimen that does not include a PI.
See Also: Protease Inhibitor (PI)
Class-Sparing Regimen

Placebo
Sometimes called a sugar pill. A pill or other treatment that looks
like the treatment being tested in a clinical trial but does not actually
contain the active ingredient. Placebos are used in some clinical
trials to control for what is called the “placebo effect”: an effect
that is caused by the power of suggestion alone. The effects of the
placebo are then compared with the effects of the active ingredient
to determine if the ingredient is truly effective.
See Also: Placebo Effect

Placebo-Controlled Study
A study that identifies the true effect of a treatment by comparing
results in patients taking the actual treatment to those in patients
taking an inactive look-alike, or placebo, treatment. P
See Also: Placebo Effect

Placebo Effect
A positive or negative response to an inactive treatment (placebo)
caused by a patient’s or researcher’s expectations that a particular
treatment will have an effect.
See Also: Placebo
Placebo-Controlled Study

Plasma
The clear, liquid part of the blood in which red blood cells, white
blood cells, and platelets are suspended. Plasma contains nutrients,
wastes, salts, gases, and proteins.

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