Patients enrolling in a clinical trial know they may get the placebo control. It wouldnt be more ethical to give it to all patients as in the case the medicatio

Patients enrolling in a clinical trial know they may get the placebo control. It wouldnt be more ethical to give it to all patients as in the case the medication does have a side effects you are only guaranteeing everyone gets hurt. As House put it-- >Just to shortcut this discussion.. People should not be testing drugs because they're desperate. But, people won't test drugs unless they're desperate. We need drugs to save children and puppies, ergo we need desperate people, ergo welfare kills sick children.