WellQuestly

The Language We Use in Medicine Matters Ask anyone what a side effect is and they'll tell you it's something bad that happens when you take medication. A headache after an antibiotic. Nausea from a painkiller. Drowsiness from an antihistamine. We've all been there, and we all call it the same thing: a side effect. But here's what most people, and frankly, a surprising number of healthcare consumers, don't realise: not everything that happens to your body after taking a drug i