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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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Women are 50% to 75% more likely than men to experience an adverse drug reaction.
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More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
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Colchicine is a highly poisonous alkaloid originally extracted from a type of saffron plant that is used mainly to treat gout.
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The ratio of hydrogen atoms to oxygen in water (H2O) is 2:1.