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For pediatric patients, intravenous fluids are the most commonly cited products involved in medication errors that are reported to the USP.
Interferon was scarce and expensive until 1980, when the interferon gene was inserted into bacteria using recombinant DNA technology, allowing for mass cultivation and purification from bacterial cultures.
Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.
Stevens-Johnson syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis syndrome are life-threatening reactions that can result in death. Complications include permanent blindness, dry-eye syndrome, lung damage, photophobia, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, permanent loss of nail beds, scarring of mucous membranes, arthritis, and chronic fatigue syndrome. Many patients' pores scar shut, causing them to retain heat.
Thyroid conditions cause a higher risk of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.