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People about to have surgery must tell their health care providers about all supplements they take.
Automated pill dispensing systems have alarms to alert patients when the correct dosing time has arrived. Most systems work with many varieties of medications, so patients who are taking a variety of drugs can still be in control of their dose regimen.
Vital signs (blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate) should be taken before any drug administration. Patients should be informed not to use tobacco or caffeine at least 30 minutes before their appointment.
More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.
Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.