Synonyms for side effect
side ef·fect

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1. side effectnoun

   Synonyms:
   unintentional, untoward, by-product

2. side effectnoun

   An unintended consequence of any action in addition to the intended consequence of that action.

   Synonyms:
   untoward, by-product, unintentional

3. side effectnoun

   An adverse effect, an unintended consequence of a drug or therapy; usually not a beneficial effect.

   Synonyms:
   unintentional, by-product, untoward

4. side effectnoun

   A change in state caused by a function call (typically side-effect).

   Eiffel is somewhat purist about insisting that functions have no side effects.

   Synonyms:
   unintentional, untoward, by-product

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1. side effectnoun

   a secondary and usually adverse effect of a drug or therapy

   "severe headaches are one of the side effects of the drug"

   Synonyms:
   fallout

2. side effect, falloutnoun

   any adverse and unwanted secondary effect

   "a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal"

   Synonyms:
   radioactive dust, fallout

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1. • Consequence
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1. Derek Raghavan:

   If Drug B costs 70 percent of Drug A, but has a side effect profile that brings every second patient to the hospital for a four-day admission, then it does not have value.

2. Michael Greicius:

   I think some patients and family members, even when presented with the lack of clinical efficacy, concerning side effect profile and out-of-pocket costs, will opt to roll the dice because they feel they have nothing to lose, there is no question that patients, family members and physicians are all desperate for a medication that helps. That's what makes the false hope of Aduhelm particularly cruel.

3. Jesus San Miguel:

   Incidence of side effects is low, but could be due to limited exposure to the drug so far, the side effect profile is pretty good.

4. Terrence Deyalsingh:

   There is absolutely no reported such side effect or adverse event of testicular swelling in Trinidad.

5. Andre Hawit:

   Success is a side effect of doing the right things in the right time