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When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.
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Critical care patients are twice as likely to receive the wrong medication. Of these errors, 20% are life-threatening, and 42% require additional life-sustaining treatments.
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Disorders that may affect pharmacodynamics include genetic mutations, malnutrition, thyrotoxicosis, myasthenia gravis, Parkinson's disease, and certain forms of insulin-resistant diabetes mellitus.
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
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In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.