side effects

NOUN

adverse or unwanted secondary effect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aftereffect reaction

WEAK

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side effects

A doctor can help manage side effects, monitor safety, and confirm that the medication is FDA-approved.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026

Users of the drugs have reported duller senses of taste, less pleasure from eating and related side effects around flavor—phenomena characterized by some as “Ozempic tongue.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

Pollock said severe side effects are "very rare" and they thought "very deeply" about the implications for trials on healthy people, and that any risk would be communicated to volunteers.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

Can a smaller dose of GLP-1s cut side effects and costs?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Either the side effects of the nahlrout were fading, or my anger was slowly burning away the haze of exhaustion.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss