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About 100 new prescription or over-the-counter drugs come into the U.S. market every year.
By definition, when a medication is administered intravenously, its bioavailability is 100%.
The Romans did not use numerals to indicate fractions but instead used words to indicate parts of a whole.
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).
For high blood pressure (hypertension), a new class of drug, called a vasopeptidase blocker (inhibitor), has been developed. It decreases blood pressure by simultaneously dilating the peripheral arteries and increasing the body's loss of salt.