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In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.
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.
The average office desk has 400 times more bacteria on it than a toilet.
More than 4.4billion prescriptions were dispensed within the United States in 2016.
Certain topical medications such as clotrimazole and betamethasone are not approved for use in children younger than 12 years of age. They must be used very cautiously, as directed by a doctor, to treat any child. Children have a much greater response to topical steroid medications.