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The Food and Drug Administration has approved Risperdal, an adult antipsychotic drug, for the symptomatic treatment of irritability in children and adolescents with autism. The approval is the first for the use of a drug to treat behaviors associated with autism in children. These behaviors are included under the general heading of irritability and include aggression, deliberate self-injury, and temper tantrums.
On average, the stomach produces 2 L of hydrochloric acid per day.
Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
Vaccines prevent between 2.5 and 4 million deaths every year.
All adverse reactions are commonly charted in red ink in the patient's record and usually are noted on the front of the chart. Failure to follow correct documentation procedures may result in malpractice lawsuits.