An iatrogenic disease is a condition caused by medical treatment, including diagnosis, intervention, error, or negligence. These adverse effects can result from reactions to drugs, surgical complications, hospital-acquired infections, or misdiagnosis. Examples include adverse drug reactions like antibiotic-associated diarrhea or complications from procedures such as hemorrhage after a diagnostic aspiration.   In my case, amoung other problems, it was blood clots.  In the arteries of both legs.  Treatment is life threatening, requiring surgical interventions and 24 hour a day critical care. Regardless of intentions and relative success, treatment is traumatic; treatment is torture.   

Causes and examples

Medications: 80mg/day of lipitor@pfizer the maximum allowable dose 

Example: Emotional & Cognitive distress; blood clots requiring significant additional blood thinning medications (Anticoagulants)

Medical and surgical procedures: Errors, complications, or inherent risks of procedures can lead to harm./death

Example:Inability to close femoral artery may result in bleeding to death

Diagnostic procedures: Inherent risks in diagnostic tests can cause harm. LIpitor@Pfizer works!  In lowers the amount of cholesterol in your bloodstream and brain. Hundreds of millions of dollars convinced the Medical COmmunity that everyone needed to lower the  cholesterol in their bloodstream, their were side effects in my case, mental and emotional control, blood clots in both legs and the loss of $250k in RRSPs Medical Services are  user paid no fault shared common pools of 

No Fault Medical Insurance

The British Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons is responsible for maintaining physicians and surgeons as not responsible for any and all adverse side effects of properly prescribed treatments and procedures. That's what I had, adverse side effects that led to pissing 20 years of wealthy barber savings away in 24 months

Prevention

Vigilant attention and care by a family member can minimize risks by carefully monitoring patient and adapting therapies to personal needs. 

Improving hospital sanitation and infection control practices is crucial for preventing hospital-acquired infections. 

Careful prescribing of medications and understanding potential side effects can help prevent many iatrogenic reaction 

Not at the bank

No Fault Medical Insurance

The British Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons is responsible for maintaining physicians and surgeons as not responsible for any and all adverse side effects of properly prescribed treatments and procedures. That's what I had, adverse side effects