Word for false, self-perpetuating "cure"?

single-word-requests phrase-requests

Solution 1:

Counterproductive - Having the opposite of the desired effect.

Solution 2:

I think your best bet would be self defeating:

Injurious to one's or its own purposes or welfare: "American officials will find it harder than ever to ward off self-defeating protectionist measures"

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