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Contraindication

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A medical condition or factor that makes a treatment or procedure inadvisable or harmful.

Contraindications can apply to drugs, procedures, or vaccines.

Ex//Isotretinoin, a drug used to treat acne, is contraindicated during pregnancy because it can cause birth defects.

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