Side effect

Side effect can mean:

Adverse drug reaction, an unintended consequence specifically arising from drug therapy
Therapeutic effect, an unintended but desirable consequence of any kind of medical treatment
Adverse effect (medicine), an unintended, and undesirable, consequence of any kind of medical treatment
Unintended consequence, an effect that is unforeseen, regardless of type or quality
Externality, an economic term for the effects of a transaction on parties who did not make the original agreement. An adverse drug reaction (abbreviated ADR) or adverse drug event (abbreviated ADE) is an expression that describes the unwanted negative consequences A therapeutic effect is a consequence of a medical treatment of any kind the results of which are judged to be desirable and beneficial In Medicine, an adverse effect is a harmful and undesired effect resulting from a medication or other intervention such as Chemotherapy or Surgery. Unintended consequences are outcomes that are not (or not limited to what the actor intended in a particular situation In Economics, an externality is an impact on any party not directly involved in an economic decision
Side effect (computer science), a state change caused by a function or expression
Side Effects (2005 film), starring Katherine Heigl, a satirical look at the pharmaceutical industry. In Computer science, a function or expression is said to produce a side effect if it modifies some state in addition to returning a value Side Effects ( 2005) is a Feature film about the Pharmaceutical industry starring Katherine Heigl (known for her role on the television
Side Effects, a collection of short stories by Woody Allen
Side Effects (TV series), a Canadian TV series
The Side Effects, a 1980s indie rock band
Side Effect, a 1970s soul band

Side Effects is an anthology of 17 comical short stories written by Woody Allen between 1975 and 1980, all but one of which were previously published in Side Effects was a Canadian television series which aired from February 1994 to January 1996 on CBC Television. The Side Effects were an Indie rock band part of the music scene of Athens Georgia. Side Effect were an influential Disco band that recorded between 1972 and 1995

Dictionary

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An unintended consequence of any action in addition to the intended consequence of that action.
(medicine) An adverse effect, an unintended consequence of a drug or therapy; usually not a beneficial effect.
(computing) A state change caused by a function call (typically "side-effect").

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