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In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.
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.
Historic treatments for rheumatoid arthritis have included gold salts, acupuncture, a diet consisting of apples or rhubarb, nutmeg, nettles, bee venom, bracelets made of copper, prayer, rest, tooth extractions, fasting, honey, vitamins, insulin, snow collected on Christmas, magnets, and electric convulsion therapy.
For pediatric patients, intravenous fluids are the most commonly cited products involved in medication errors that are reported to the USP.
The human body produces and destroys 15 million blood cells every second.