A side-order please

I respect medication that has side-effects more than ones that don’t. If a med has side-effects, it tells me that its so powerful that it extends beyond the problem at hand, to affect something else.
Like a sprinter who crosses the line and keeps on running.

Also, if the doctor’s willing to prescribe it despite the consequences of the side effects, he must REALLY trust it to treat the affectation.

Of course it may just mean shoddy formulation, and/or a lack of alternatives…