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In 2010, opiate painkllers, such as morphine, OxyContin®, and Vicodin®, were tied to almost 60% of drug overdose deaths.
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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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In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
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The average older adult in the United States takes five prescription drugs per day. Half of these drugs contain a sedative. Alcohol should therefore be avoided by most senior citizens because of the dangerous interactions between alcohol and sedatives.
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In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.