Medication errors are three times higher among children and infants than with adults.
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By definition, when a medication is administered intravenously, its bioavailability is 100%.
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Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.
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The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates's recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.
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Every 10 seconds, a person in the United States goes to the emergency room complaining of head pain. About 1.2 million visits are for acute migraine attacks.
