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: All [[medicine]] has some [[Side Effect|side effects]] as it changes the way the body works.
: When taking [[medicine]] it is important to decide whether the [[Side Effect|side effects]] are worse than the [[disease]] you are attempting to treat.
: [[Medicine]]s must go through a strict process of testing to prove they work and are safe before they can be given to the general public. Anything that has not been proven to work or has been proved not to work is called [[Alternative Medicine]].
Some common [[medicine]] types you may have heard of:
*[[Vaccination|Vaccines]] - Prevent [[infection]] by some [[pathogen]]s.