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** ReadTheFreakingManual, it clearly states that it's topical medicine, drinking it is just asking for it.
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** ReadTheFreakingManual, it clearly states that it's topical medicine, drinking it is just asking for it.[[note]]the bottle is even capped by an eye-dropper for crying out loud![[/note]]
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** ReadTheFreakingManual, it clearly states that it's topical medicine, drinking it is just asking for it.
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** Bob was misdiagnosed and the medicine needs the ailment to be present to be safe for consumption/application.
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** The medicine causes such a reaction when taken together with another medicine that Bob is taking. In other situations, it should work just fine.
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** The medicine causes such a reaction when taken together with another medicine that Bob is also taking. In other situations, it should work just fine.
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** The medicine causes such a reaction because it interacts really badly with another medicine that Bob is also taking. In other situations, it should work just fine.
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** The medicine causes such a reaction because it interacts really badly when taken together with another medicine that Bob is also taking. In other situations, it should work just fine.
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** The medicine causes such a reaction because it interacts really badly with another medicine that Bob is also taking. In other situations, it should work just fine.
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** The medicine causes lesser damage than the ailment, but it's still prescription-only for a reason.
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* '''Player for Horror''': Bob has a horrible terminal illness. The only cure for his illness gives him a [[AxCrazy very violent disposition]] and [[BodyHorror badly deforms his body]].
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* '''Parodied''': "My stomach does not hurt anymore! It's a miaaaeeeeeergh...", with the sound of [[BlackComedy Bob's lower jaw hitting the floor]].
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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
** "My stomach does not hurt anymore! It's a miaaaeeeeeergh...", with the sound of [[BlackComedy Bob's lower jaw hitting thefloor]].floor]].
** Goawayyoufingcold pills do cure the common cold, but their side effects are so long-lasting and awful that no one in their right mind would choose to endure them instead of just dealing with the cold.
** "My stomach does not hurt anymore! It's a miaaaeeeeeergh...", with the sound of [[BlackComedy Bob's lower jaw hitting the
** Goawayyoufingcold pills do cure the common cold, but their side effects are so long-lasting and awful that no one in their right mind would choose to endure them instead of just dealing with the cold.
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* '''Enforced''': Bob is a protagonist of an Edutainment show, and this episode is supposed to teach kids that not every medicine is good for everyone.
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* '''Enforced''': Bob is a protagonist of an Edutainment show, EdutainmentShow, and this episode is supposed to teach kids that not every medicine is good for everyone.
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* '''Lampshaded''': Bob is thoroughly reading the medicine's manual, being afraid of nasty side effects.
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* '''Lampshaded''': Bob is thoroughly reading the medicine's manual, being afraid of nasty side effects."Do you remember that time you got boils after that pill?" "Ah, yeah, I remember some pills that did gave me itches, but not that harsh."
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* '''Defied''': Bob decides to choose less risque medicine.
* '''Discussed''': "Do you remember that time you got boils after that pill?"
* '''Conversed''': "Ah, yeah, I remember some pills that did gave me itches, but not that harsh."
* '''Discussed''': "Do you remember that time you got boils after that pill?"
* '''Conversed''': "Ah, yeah, I remember some pills that did gave me itches, but not that harsh."
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* '''Defied''': Bob decides to choose less risque medicine.
risky medicine - or not take any medicine at all.
* '''Discussed''':"Do you remember Bob mentions that time you got boils after that pill?"
he's thoroughly reading the medicine's manual because he's afraid of nasty side effects.
* '''Conversed''':"Ah, yeah, I remember some pills that did gave me itches, but not that harsh."Bob talks about how an episode of a medical drama series ended with Peter the patient dying of the side effects of his treatment.
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* '''Deconstructed''': People refuse to buy this particular medicine, and pharmacological companies suffer some damage.
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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
** People refuse to buy this particular medicine, and pharmacological companies suffer somedamage.damage.
** Bob is traumatized after suffering from life-threatening side effects.
** People refuse to buy this particular medicine, and pharmacological companies suffer some
** Bob is traumatized after suffering from life-threatening side effects.
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%%* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob takes a antidepressant pill, and not only he feels better, but can't stop laughing like a hyena for two hours.
%%* '''Played For Drama''': Bob's sudden rash attack ruins his date.
%%* '''Played For Drama''': Bob's sudden rash attack ruins his date.
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'''Basic Trope''': A medical procedure that also causes damage to a patient.
* '''Straight''': Bob takes a medicine, and after a while, his sickness is subdued, but he develops a serious itching skin rash.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob takes a medicine, feels a little bit better... and then his arms begin to rot.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob has an infection and he needs to take antibiotic pills to heal it. After a week, he has a diarrhea.
* '''Justified''':
** Bob learns he is allergic to that medicine.
** Or Bob is genetically predisposed to such a reaction, and no one knew.
** This is an experimental medicine, and Bob is participating in clinical trials. For some reason, the medicine passed the pre-clinical stage, yet no luck in this case.
** The medicine's box reads: "Side effects may include: rash, skin itching...".
** This medicine is from a contaminated batch.
** The medicine's shelf life is overdue, and who knows what will happen if it's taken.
* '''Inverted''': Bob, a limping war veteran, takes a stomach pill. It has no effect, but his leg feels better.
* '''Subverted''': Afraid of a big, elaborate list of after-effects on a medicine's box, Bob takes a pill. Nothing happens...
* '''Double Subverted''': ...until he wakes up in the middle of the night with all his body itching.
* '''Parodied''': "My stomach does not hurt anymore! It's a miaaaeeeeeergh...", with the sound of [[BlackComedy Bob's lower jaw hitting the floor]].
* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob and Charlie both take pills. Bob develops a rash, Charlie does not.
* '''Enforced''': Bob is a protagonist of an Edutainment show, and this episode is supposed to teach kids that not every medicine is good for everyone.
* '''Averted''': The medicine has no significant side effects.
* '''Lampshaded''': Bob is thoroughly reading the medicine's manual, being afraid of nasty side effects.
* '''Invoked''': Bob is really sick, and said pills are the best (or the only) option for him. So he takes them and then suffers from rash.
* '''Exploited''': Bob slips a medicine to his love rival Charlie when he gets sick, so he could finally woo Alice.
* '''Defied''': Bob decides to choose less risque medicine.
* '''Discussed''': "Do you remember that time you got boils after that pill?"
* '''Conversed''': "Ah, yeah, I remember some pills that did gave me itches, but not that harsh."
* '''Implied''': "By the way, do you have any medicine allergies? I need to know."
* '''Deconstructed''': People refuse to buy this particular medicine, and pharmacological companies suffer some damage.
* '''Reconstructed''':
** Some years later, the altered formula passes clinical trials, is put to the market with another name, and is more gentle in the side effects department.
** Later, an epidemic starts, and the said medicine is the only cure. So, people have nothing to do, but to buy and suffer from rash.
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob takes a antidepressant pill, and not only he feels better, but can't stop laughing like a hyena for two hours.
%%* '''Played For Drama''': Bob's sudden rash attack ruins his date.
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* '''Straight''': Bob takes a medicine, and after a while, his sickness is subdued, but he develops a serious itching skin rash.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob takes a medicine, feels a little bit better... and then his arms begin to rot.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob has an infection and he needs to take antibiotic pills to heal it. After a week, he has a diarrhea.
* '''Justified''':
** Bob learns he is allergic to that medicine.
** Or Bob is genetically predisposed to such a reaction, and no one knew.
** This is an experimental medicine, and Bob is participating in clinical trials. For some reason, the medicine passed the pre-clinical stage, yet no luck in this case.
** The medicine's box reads: "Side effects may include: rash, skin itching...".
** This medicine is from a contaminated batch.
** The medicine's shelf life is overdue, and who knows what will happen if it's taken.
* '''Inverted''': Bob, a limping war veteran, takes a stomach pill. It has no effect, but his leg feels better.
* '''Subverted''': Afraid of a big, elaborate list of after-effects on a medicine's box, Bob takes a pill. Nothing happens...
* '''Double Subverted''': ...until he wakes up in the middle of the night with all his body itching.
* '''Parodied''': "My stomach does not hurt anymore! It's a miaaaeeeeeergh...", with the sound of [[BlackComedy Bob's lower jaw hitting the floor]].
* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob and Charlie both take pills. Bob develops a rash, Charlie does not.
* '''Enforced''': Bob is a protagonist of an Edutainment show, and this episode is supposed to teach kids that not every medicine is good for everyone.
* '''Averted''': The medicine has no significant side effects.
* '''Lampshaded''': Bob is thoroughly reading the medicine's manual, being afraid of nasty side effects.
* '''Invoked''': Bob is really sick, and said pills are the best (or the only) option for him. So he takes them and then suffers from rash.
* '''Exploited''': Bob slips a medicine to his love rival Charlie when he gets sick, so he could finally woo Alice.
* '''Defied''': Bob decides to choose less risque medicine.
* '''Discussed''': "Do you remember that time you got boils after that pill?"
* '''Conversed''': "Ah, yeah, I remember some pills that did gave me itches, but not that harsh."
* '''Implied''': "By the way, do you have any medicine allergies? I need to know."
* '''Deconstructed''': People refuse to buy this particular medicine, and pharmacological companies suffer some damage.
* '''Reconstructed''':
** Some years later, the altered formula passes clinical trials, is put to the market with another name, and is more gentle in the side effects department.
** Later, an epidemic starts, and the said medicine is the only cure. So, people have nothing to do, but to buy and suffer from rash.
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob takes a antidepressant pill, and not only he feels better, but can't stop laughing like a hyena for two hours.
%%* '''Played For Drama''': Bob's sudden rash attack ruins his date.
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