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Though the United States has largely rejected the metric system, it is used for currency, as in 100 pennies = 1 dollar. Previously, the British currency system was used, with measurements such as 12 pence to the shilling, and 20 shillings to the pound.
Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.
For pediatric patients, intravenous fluids are the most commonly cited products involved in medication errors that are reported to the USP.
Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.
Many medications that are used to treat infertility are injected subcutaneously. This is easy to do using the anterior abdomen as the site of injection but avoiding the area directly around the belly button.