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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.
Thyroid conditions may make getting pregnant impossible.
People who have myopia, or nearsightedness, are not able to see objects at a distance but only up close. It occurs when the cornea is either curved too steeply, the eye is too long, or both. This condition is progressive and worsens with time. More than 100 million people in the United States are nearsighted, but only 20% of those are born with the condition. Diet, eye exercise, drug therapy, and corrective lenses can all help manage nearsightedness.
For pediatric patients, intravenous fluids are the most commonly cited products involved in medication errors that are reported to the USP.
The average human gut is home to perhaps 500 to 1,000 different species of bacteria.