(HealthDay News) -- A number of adverse effects can result if you don't take a medication as directed.

The American Academy of Family Physicians offers this list of possibilities:

• Side effects, such as dizziness or nausea.
• An interaction with another drug.
• An interaction with a food or beverage.
• An allergic reaction.
• A sensitivity that results from use of the drug, such as sensitivity to the sun.

-- Diana Kohnle

Last Updated: Nov. 06, 2009

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