▲ 797 ▼ Please science (piefed.cdn.blahaj.zone) submitted 6 months ago by LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone to c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world 170 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] SaltSong@startrek.website 211 points 6 months ago (3 children) The positive side effects are usually just the effects. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 62 points 6 months ago And the ones that aren't are usually called "off-label". ;) permalink fedilink source parent [–] brrt@sh.itjust.works 28 points 6 months ago (1 child) I mean, usually the side effects have qualifiers like „Common: mild headaches“ „Very Rare: become a vessel for satan to roam the earth and sow chaos“. Wouldn’t it indeed be nice to have this for the positive effects too? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Nikelui@lemmy.world 47 points 6 months ago (2 children) Normally if there are postive effects from a drug, they get studied further and re-marketed as such. If I remember correctly, Viagra was originally a medicine for heart conditions. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Zwiebel@feddit.org 8 points 6 months ago Would you rather a) die of your heart condition or b) always have a boner permalink fedilink source parent [–] noodlejetski@piefed.social 4 points 6 months ago and it's used to manage pulmonary hypertension in infants. permalink fedilink source parent [–] toynbee@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago Or at least not legally required to be listed to avoid liability. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 62 points 6 months ago And the ones that aren't are usually called "off-label". ;) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] brrt@sh.itjust.works 28 points 6 months ago (1 child) I mean, usually the side effects have qualifiers like „Common: mild headaches“ „Very Rare: become a vessel for satan to roam the earth and sow chaos“. Wouldn’t it indeed be nice to have this for the positive effects too? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Nikelui@lemmy.world 47 points 6 months ago (2 children) Normally if there are postive effects from a drug, they get studied further and re-marketed as such. If I remember correctly, Viagra was originally a medicine for heart conditions. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Zwiebel@feddit.org 8 points 6 months ago Would you rather a) die of your heart condition or b) always have a boner permalink fedilink source parent [–] noodlejetski@piefed.social 4 points 6 months ago and it's used to manage pulmonary hypertension in infants. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nikelui@lemmy.world 47 points 6 months ago (2 children) Normally if there are postive effects from a drug, they get studied further and re-marketed as such. If I remember correctly, Viagra was originally a medicine for heart conditions. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Zwiebel@feddit.org 8 points 6 months ago Would you rather a) die of your heart condition or b) always have a boner permalink fedilink source parent [–] noodlejetski@piefed.social 4 points 6 months ago and it's used to manage pulmonary hypertension in infants. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zwiebel@feddit.org 8 points 6 months ago Would you rather a) die of your heart condition or b) always have a boner permalink fedilink source parent
[–] noodlejetski@piefed.social 4 points 6 months ago and it's used to manage pulmonary hypertension in infants. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago Or at least not legally required to be listed to avoid liability. permalink fedilink source parent
