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Aspirin is the most widely used drug in the world. It has even been recognized as such by the Guinness Book of World Records.
Women are 50% to 75% more likely than men to experience an adverse drug reaction.
After a vasectomy, it takes about 12 ejaculations to clear out sperm that were already beyond the blocked area.
Though newer “smart” infusion pumps are increasingly becoming more sophisticated, they cannot prevent all programming and administration errors. Health care professionals that use smart infusion pumps must still practice the rights of medication administration and have other professionals double-check all high-risk infusions.
The U.S. Pharmacopeia Medication Errors Reporting Program states that approximately 50% of all medication errors involve insulin.