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Did you know?
The average older adult in the United States takes five prescription drugs per day. Half of these drugs contain a sedative. Alcohol should therefore be avoided by most senior citizens because of the dangerous interactions between alcohol and sedatives.
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If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.
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Medication errors are three times higher among children and infants than with adults.
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The first war in which wide-scale use of anesthetics occurred was the Civil War, and 80% of all wounds were in the extremities.
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Women are 50% to 75% more likely than men to experience an adverse drug reaction.