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Re:Ozempic Can Cause Major Loss of Muscle Mass and Reduce Bo... by arcticbull on Monday September 18, 2023 @01:32PM (#37559233)
The, er, male enhancement "feature" of Viagra is a side-effect of its original use: blood pressure medicine.

It's only a side-effect if it's secondary or undesirable.

[edit] Or (setting aside the birth defects) curing multiple myeloma was a side-effect of thalidomide, which was originally given for morning sickness. And life extension is a promising potential side-effect of metformin.

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Re:Ozempic Can Cause Major Loss of Muscle Mass and Reduce Bo... by chucksta on Monday September 18, 2023 @02:02PM (#37559635)
>It's only a side-effect if it's secondary or undesirable.

What is your point? that's the definition... A side effect of turning the light on is heat.

"A peripheral or secondary effect, especially an undesirable secondary effect of a drug or therapy."

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