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allergic reaction
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Thirty minutes after taking a dose of penicillin, your patient develops hives, itching and difficulty breathing.
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idiosyncratic reaction
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Drug X is well known to produce sedation as a side effect, however, your patient experiences hyperactivity on taking the drug.
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iatrogenic effect
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As a result of taking prednisone, a glucocorticoid, for asthma, your patient experiences high blood glucose readings. He is now diagnosed with drug-induced diabetes.
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carcinogenic effect
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Diethylstilbestrol, a hormone used in the 1950s and 60s during pregnancy, has been found to cause uterine and cervical cancer in female offspring.
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teratogenic effect
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The purpose of the FDA pregnancy categories is to decrease the incidence of this.
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