|
|
After 5 years of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, one every three patients will no longer be able to work.
More than 2,500 barbiturates have been synthesized. At the height of their popularity, about 50 were marketed for human use.
During pregnancy, a woman is more likely to experience bleeding gums and nosebleeds caused by hormonal changes that increase blood flow to the mouth and nose.
When intravenous medications are involved in adverse drug events, their harmful effects may occur more rapidly, and be more severe than errors with oral medications. This is due to the direct administration into the bloodstream.
Warfarin was developed as a consequence of the study of a strange bleeding disorder that suddenly occurred in cattle on the northern prairies of the United States in the early 1900s.