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More than nineteen million Americans carry the factor V gene that causes blood clots, pulmonary embolism, and heart disease.
More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.
The first successful kidney transplant was performed in 1954 and occurred in Boston. A kidney from an identical twin was transplanted into his dying brother's body and was not rejected because it did not appear foreign to his body.
The U.S. Pharmacopeia Medication Errors Reporting Program states that approximately 50% of all medication errors involve insulin.
In 2006, a generic antinausea drug named ondansetron was approved. It is used to stop nausea and vomiting associated with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.