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The word drug comes from the Dutch word droog (meaning "dry"). For centuries, most drugs came from dried plants, hence the name.
More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.
Approximately 500,000 babies are born each year in the United States to teenage mothers.
The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.
Anesthesia awareness is a potentially disturbing adverse effect wherein patients who have been paralyzed with muscle relaxants may awaken. They may be aware of their surroundings but unable to communicate or move. Neurologic monitoring equipment that helps to more closely check the patient's anesthesia stages is now available to avoid the occurrence of anesthesia awareness.