|
|
Approximately 25% of all reported medication errors result from some kind of name confusion.
The average person is easily confused by the terms pharmaceutics and pharmacology, thinking they are one and the same. Whereas pharmaceutics is the science of preparing and dispensing drugs (otherwise known as the science of pharmacy), pharmacology is the study of medications.
By definition, when a medication is administered intravenously, its bioavailability is 100%.
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.
A serious new warning has been established for pregnant women against taking ACE inhibitors during pregnancy. In the study, the risk of major birth defects in children whose mothers took ACE inhibitors during the first trimester was nearly three times higher than in children whose mothers didn't take ACE inhibitors. Physicians can prescribe alternative medications for pregnant women who have symptoms of high blood pressure.
![Carnivorous plants, such as this pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea) are commonly found in bog habit](https://biology-forums.com/gallery/47/medium_33_28_08_11_12_17_00_16001526.jpeg)
![Traction is the application of a pulling force to maintain bone alignment during fracture healing. D](https://biology-forums.com/gallery/47/medium_14755_24_09_12_7_49_31_8986303.jpeg)