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  1. Newsgroups: sci.med
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!sarge!monster.apd.saic.com!tomj
  3. From: tomj@monster.apd.saic.com (Tom Johnson)
  4. Subject: Re: Generic drug store brands.
  5. Message-ID: <C04L0w.3rB@monster.apd.saic.com>
  6. Organization: SAIC, Reston, VA
  7. References: <b7prn+b@dixie.com> <1992Dec30.182936.14601@spdcc.com> <4zqr==b@dixie.com> <1992Dec31.093159.8158@spdcc.com>
  8. Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 13:19:44 GMT
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  11. dyer@spdcc.com (Steve Dyer) writes:
  12.  
  13. >  What we do know is that Robaxin and placebo
  14. >both seem to work equally well against back pain in controlled studies,
  15. >making the measurement of any drug effect virtually impossible.
  16.  
  17. For what it's worth, this same question came up on yesterday's local
  18. RadioDoc talk show.  The RadioDoc confirms what Steve's been saying:
  19. Oral muscle relaxants aren't distinguishable from placebos in 
  20. controlled studies. 
  21.