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It is widely believed that giving a daily oral dose of aspirin to heart attack patients improves their chances of survival because the aspirin blocks the formation of new blood clots.
According to the CDC, approximately 31.7% of the U.S. population has high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or "bad cholesterol" levels.
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.
Earwax has antimicrobial properties that reduce the viability of bacteria and fungus in the human ear.
According to the FDA, adverse drug events harmed or killed approximately 1,200,000 people in the United States in the year 2015.