The word drug comes from the Dutch word droog (meaning "dry"). For centuries, most drugs came from dried plants, hence the name.
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Approximately 25% of all reported medication errors result from some kind of name confusion.
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Prostaglandins were first isolated from human semen in Sweden in the 1930s. They were so named because the researcher thought that they came from the prostate gland. In fact, prostaglandins exist and are synthesized in almost every cell of the body.
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If all the neurons in the human body were lined up, they would stretch more than 600 miles.
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People about to have surgery must tell their health care providers about all supplements they take.
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