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Did you know?
The FDA recognizes 118 routes of administration.
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Common abbreviations that cause medication errors include U (unit), mg (milligram), QD (every day), SC (subcutaneous), TIW (three times per week), D/C (discharge or discontinue), HS (at bedtime or "hours of sleep"), cc (cubic centimeters), and AU (each ear).
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More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.
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The B-complex vitamins and vitamin C are not stored in the body and must be replaced each day.
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Patients should never assume they are being given the appropriate drugs. They should make sure they know which drugs are being prescribed, and always double-check that the drugs received match the prescription.