Another thing: even if placebo "works" the effect is much smaller than the effect of proper treatment (that is actually the prerequisite for FDA approval for dr

Another thing: even if placebo "works" the effect is much smaller than the effect of proper treatment (that is actually the prerequisite for FDA approval for drugs and treatments that clinical trials must prove). So, if by selling placebo you're discouraging patient from seeing doctor and getting actual treatment then you are in a way harming them.