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More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.
There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in every adult human.
Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.
Computer programs are available that crosscheck a new drug's possible trade name with all other trade names currently available. These programs detect dangerous similarities between names and alert the manufacturer of the drug.
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).