According to the FDA, adverse drug events harmed or killed approximately 1,200,000 people in the United States in the year 2015.
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In 1885, the Lloyd Manufacturing Company of Albany, New York, promoted and sold "Cocaine Toothache Drops" at 15 cents per bottle! In 1914, the Harrison Narcotic Act brought the sale and distribution of this drug under federal control.
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Women are 50% to 75% more likely than men to experience an adverse drug reaction.
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Vaccines prevent between 2.5 and 4 million deaths every year.
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Lower drug doses for elderly patients should be used first, with titrations of the dose as tolerated to prevent unwanted drug-related pharmacodynamic effects.
