therapeutic misadventure

therapeutic misadventure

Boo-boo An unintentional–or 'functional' overdose of a therapeutic agent due to unanticipated effects of extraneous factors–eg, acetaminophen hepatotoxicity in alcoholics, due to cytochrome P-450 induction. See Opportunity for improvement.

therapeutic misadventure

A drug experience that results in an undesired or unintended response to drug therapy. The term includes adverse drug reactions and medication errors. Synonym: medication misadventure See: adverse drug reaction; medication error