adverse effect
undesired harmful effect resulting from a medication or other medical intervention
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adverse effect
Summary
adverse effect ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (354 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- adverse effect is a type of side effect[2].
- adverse effect is a type of iatrogenesis[3].
- adverse effect's ICPC 2 ID is recorded as A87[4].
- adverse effect's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Complications of surgical and medical care[5].
- adverse effect's described by source is recorded as The Unified Medical Dictionary (Librairie du Liban, 2009)[6].
- adverse effect's described by source is recorded as Baggio[7].
- adverse effect's topic has template is recorded as Template:Medical harm[8].
- adverse effect's ICD-9-CM is recorded as 995.89[9].
- adverse effect's different from is recorded as adverse event[10].
- adverse effect's health specialty is recorded as pharmacology[11].
- adverse effect's P14541 is recorded as rsAnJ[12].
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Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include side effect[2] and iatrogenesis[3].
Why It Matters
adverse effect ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (354 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]