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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.
• 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.
• 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, a hip-hop song by Mariah Carey featuring Young Jeezy, on her album E=MC2.
• A signature move used by professional wrestler Matt Hardy.

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