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Popular pill for morning sickness doesn't work

A popular pill prescribed for morning sickness doesn't work, according to data analyzed by a Toronto doctor. Diclectin is often recommended as a treatment for women suffering from nausea and vomiting during pregnancy. In Canada, doctors write 300,000 prescriptions for the pill each year. When a Toronto doctor was asked if the pill actually works, he reanalyzed data from an old clinical trial and found no evidence that the pill was effective