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In inpatient settings, adverse drug events account for an estimated one in three of all hospital adverse events. They affect approximately 2 million hospital stays every year, and prolong hospital stays by between one and five days.
Nearly all drugs pass into human breast milk. How often a drug is taken influences the amount of drug that will pass into the milk. Medications taken 30 to 60 minutes before breastfeeding are likely to be at peak blood levels when the baby is nursing.
Human stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve small pieces of metal such as razor blades or staples.
Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.
Women are 50% to 75% more likely than men to experience an adverse drug reaction.