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Did you know?
Common abbreviations that cause medication errors include U (unit), mg (milligram), QD (every day), SC (subcutaneous), TIW (three times per week), D/C (discharge or discontinue), HS (at bedtime or "hours of sleep"), cc (cubic centimeters), and AU (each ear).
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More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.
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If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.
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The FDA recognizes 118 routes of administration.
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In 2010, opiate painkllers, such as morphine, OxyContin®, and Vicodin®, were tied to almost 60% of drug overdose deaths.