It seems like the more potent a drug/medication is, the more risks are involved with it, where as drugs with very little risk don’t help nearly as much.
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If a drug had no side-effect, it would have no effect. A drug happens to have certain effect, and when applied to a certain condition one of them is not a side-effect.
If you were to use medication for heart rhythm problems to combat a common cold, a side-effect would be that it affect heart rhythm.
A clear example would be Viagra, which was originally developed for high blood pressure. You can guess what the side effect was.
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