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In medicine, a side effect is an effect, whether therapeutic or adverse, that is secondary to the one intended; although the term is predominantly employed to describe adverse effects, it can also apply to beneficial, but unintended, consequences of the use of a drug.
Occasionally, drugs are prescribed or procedures performed specifically for their side effects; in that case, said side effect ceases to be a side effect, and is now an intended effect. For instance, X-rays were historically (and are currently) used as an imaging technique; the discovery of their oncolytic capability led to their employ in radiotherapy (ablation of malignant tumours).
Use of drugs for unapproved indications—that is, for their side effects—is termed off-label use. For instance, opioids, which are approved as palliative treatment for pain, may also be used for their euphoriant properties as anxiolytics or antidepressants, whether medically or recreationally.
Off-label use of drugs, although similar in meaning to side effects, is not to be confused with them; side effects describe the mechanism of action that a drug used off-label takes, whereas off-label use implies the desired consequences of using a drug for its side-effects.
Side (Greek: Σίδη Side, Turkish: Side) was an ancient Greek city in Anatolia, in the region of Pamphylia, in what is now Antalya province, on the southern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. It is now a resort town and one of the best-known classical sites in Turkey, near Manavgat and the village of Selimiye, 75 km from Antalya) in the province of Antalya.
It is located on the eastern part of the Pamphylian coast, which lies about 20 km east of the mouth of the Eurymedon River. Today, as in antiquity, the ancient city is situated on a small north-south peninsula about 1 km long and 400 m across.
Strabo and Arrian both record that Side was founded by Greek settlers from Cyme in Aeolis, a region of western Anatolia. This most likely occurred in the 7th century BC. Possessing a good harbour for small-craft boats, Side's natural geography made it one of the most important places in Pamphylia and one of the most important trade centres in the region. According to Arrian, when settlers from Cyme came to Side, they could not understand the dialect. After a short while, the influence of this indigenous tongue was so great that the newcomers forgot their native Greek and started using the language of Side. Excavations have revealed several inscriptions written in this language. The inscriptions, dating from the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC, remain undeciphered, but testify that the local language was still in use several centuries after colonisation. Another object found in the excavations at Side, a basalt column base from the 7th century BC and attributable to the Neo-Hittites, provides further evidence of the site's early history. The name Side is Anatolian in origin and means pomegranate.
Catch me duckin' in and out
But never lettin' her know that I found out
Lurkin' here, creepin' there
People giving me those funny stares
Makes time, bitter on occasion
Her side effects are really amazing
Mouth shake, funny lies
Love to talk such phony jive
Oh, the side effect
Of the love she put on me (Oh, it's incorrect)
Cause it's taken the love out of me
The side effect
She's lovin' me like she said she would
Oh, it's disrespect
She's robbin' me of my manhood
The side effect
In a love that's ?
Should have been a dude the way she's playin'
Girl's got a hold on me
I can't disconnect
And I never want to break free
How can a love feel so good
Oww, and at the same time, make me ill
She's like a miracle drug that makes you feel better
And at the same time she's a no-good pill
The side effect
Like the fun that we've got goin'
Oh, it's incorrect
Seems to me I'm floatin'
The side effect
Oh, this thing that's got me reelin'
Shows me disrespect
And she's got no real feelin'
The side effect
In a love there's lots of pain
She should have been a dude the way she's playin'
The side effect
I can't disconnect
I never want to break free
How can can a love be so good
Oh, but at the same time make you ill
She was the miracle drug that made me feel better
But at the same time she's a no-good pill
The side effect
Of the love you put on me
Is incorrect
Cause it's taken the love outta me
The side effect
Lovin' me like she said she would
Oh it's disrespect
Robbing me of my manhood
The side effect
In a love there's ???
Should've been a dude the way she's playing
The side effects
I can't disconnect
The side effect