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For pediatric patients, intravenous fluids are the most commonly cited products involved in medication errors that are reported to the USP.
The Romans did not use numerals to indicate fractions but instead used words to indicate parts of a whole.
No drugs are available to relieve parathyroid disease. Parathyroid disease is caused by a parathyroid tumor, and it needs to be removed by surgery.
Stevens-Johnson syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis syndrome are life-threatening reactions that can result in death. Complications include permanent blindness, dry-eye syndrome, lung damage, photophobia, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, permanent loss of nail beds, scarring of mucous membranes, arthritis, and chronic fatigue syndrome. Many patients' pores scar shut, causing them to retain heat.
Women are 50% to 75% more likely than men to experience an adverse drug reaction.