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Symptom Makes Contraindication Indication Treatment Taking Condition Medication

word contraindication
definition Something (such as a symptom or condition) that makes a particular treatment, medication, or procedure likely to be unsafe.
eg_sentence A history of stomach ulcers is a contraindication to regular use of aspirin.
explanation For doctors, an indication is a symptom or circumstance that makes a particular medical treatment desirable. Serious anxiety, for example, is often an indication for prescribing a tranquilizer. A contraindication, then, is a symptom or condition that makes a treatment risky, such as taking certain other medications at the same time. Drugs and conditions that are contraindicated for a medication are listed on its label, and reeled off at high speed in TV ads. Patients can guard against the dangers of drug interaction by reading labels carefully and making sure their doctors know what else they're currently taking
IPA contraindication*

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