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According to the FDA, adverse drug events harmed or killed approximately 1,200,000 people in the United States in the year 2015.
A seasonal flu vaccine is the best way to reduce the chances you will get seasonal influenza and spread it to others.
Lower drug doses for elderly patients should be used first, with titrations of the dose as tolerated to prevent unwanted drug-related pharmacodynamic effects.
The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
Automated pill dispensing systems have alarms to alert patients when the correct dosing time has arrived. Most systems work with many varieties of medications, so patients who are taking a variety of drugs can still be in control of their dose regimen.