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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).
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After 5 years of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, one every three patients will no longer be able to work.
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The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
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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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Throughout history, plants containing cardiac steroids have been used as heart drugs and as poisons (e.g., in arrows used in combat), emetics, and diuretics.