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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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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.
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
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The average older adult in the United States takes five prescription drugs per day. Half of these drugs contain a sedative. Alcohol should therefore be avoided by most senior citizens because of the dangerous interactions between alcohol and sedatives.
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The ratio of hydrogen atoms to oxygen in water (H2O) is 2:1.