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More than 4.4billion prescriptions were dispensed within the United States in 2016.
The effects of organophosphate poisoning are referred to by using the abbreviations “SLUD” or “SLUDGE,” It stands for: salivation, lacrimation, urination, defecation, GI upset, and emesis.
Adolescents often feel clumsy during puberty because during this time of development, their hands and feet grow faster than their arms and legs do. The body is therefore out of proportion. One out of five adolescents actually experiences growing pains during this period.
Approximately 25% of all reported medication errors result from some kind of name confusion.
About 3% of all pregnant women will give birth to twins, which is an increase in rate of nearly 60% since the early 1980s.