Side Effect
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A Side Effect is an effect or outcome that is secondary to the intended usage whether therapeutic or adverse.
- Context:
- It can range from being an Adverse Side Effect to being a Therapeutic Side Effect.
- Example(s):
- an Adverse Side Effect such as:
- a Therapeutic Side Effect such as:
- Bevacizumab,
- Bupropion,
- Carbamazepine,
- ...
- …
- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Tumour, Medicine, Drug, Drug Development, X-Ray, Radiotherapy, Malignancy, Serendipity.
References
2021
- (Wikipedia, 2021) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Side_effect Retrieved:2021-11-13.
- In medicine, a side effect is an effect, whether therapeutic or adverse, that is secondary to the one intended; although the term is predominantly employed to describe adverse effects, it can also apply to beneficial, but unintended, consequences of the use of a drug. Developing drugs is a complicated process, because no two people are exactly the same, so even drugs that have virtually no side effects, might be difficult for some people. Also, it is difficult to make a drug that targets one part of the body but that does not affect other parts, the fact that increases the risk of side effects in the untargeted parts.
Occasionally, drugs are prescribed or procedures performed specifically for their side effects; in that case, said side effect ceases to be a side effect and is now an intended effect. For instance, X-rays were historically (and are currently) used as an imaging technique; the discovery of their oncolytic capability led to their employ in radiotherapy (ablation of malignant tumours).
- In medicine, a side effect is an effect, whether therapeutic or adverse, that is secondary to the one intended; although the term is predominantly employed to describe adverse effects, it can also apply to beneficial, but unintended, consequences of the use of a drug. Developing drugs is a complicated process, because no two people are exactly the same, so even drugs that have virtually no side effects, might be difficult for some people. Also, it is difficult to make a drug that targets one part of the body but that does not affect other parts, the fact that increases the risk of side effects in the untargeted parts.