The average person is easily confused by the terms pharmaceutics and pharmacology, thinking they are one and the same. Whereas pharmaceutics is the science of preparing and dispensing drugs (otherwise known as the science of pharmacy), pharmacology is the study of medications.
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The Romans did not use numerals to indicate fractions but instead used words to indicate parts of a whole.
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Vaccines prevent between 2.5 and 4 million deaths every year.
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Drug-induced pharmacodynamic effects manifested in older adults include drug-induced renal toxicity, which can be a major factor when these adults are experiencing other kidney problems.
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There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.