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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.
For pediatric patients, intravenous fluids are the most commonly cited products involved in medication errors that are reported to the USP.
This year, an estimated 1.4 million Americans will have a new or recurrent heart attack.
The heart is located in the center of the chest, with part of it tipped slightly so that it taps against the left side of the chest.
Russia has the highest death rate from cardiovascular disease followed by the Ukraine, Romania, Hungary, and Poland.

