Approximately 25% of all reported medication errors result from some kind of name confusion.
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Ether was used widely for surgeries but became less popular because of its flammability and its tendency to cause vomiting. In England, it was quickly replaced by chloroform, but this agent caused many deaths and lost popularity.
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The Romans did not use numerals to indicate fractions but instead used words to indicate parts of a whole.
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The term pharmacology is derived from the Greek words pharmakon("claim, medicine, poison, or remedy") and logos ("study").
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
Detail of the Chinese-style gate of Nishi Hongan-ji in Kyoto; Momoyama period; National Treasure