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According to the FDA, adverse drug events harmed or killed approximately 1,200,000 people in the United States in the year 2015.
This year, an estimated 1.4 million Americans will have a new or recurrent heart attack.
Medication errors are three times higher among children and infants than with adults.
Persons who overdose with cardiac glycosides have a better chance of overall survival if they can survive the first 24 hours after the overdose.
An identified risk factor for osteoporosis is the intake of excessive amounts of vitamin A. Dietary intake of approximately double the recommended daily amount of vitamin A, by women, has been shown to reduce bone mineral density and increase the chances for hip fractures compared with women who consumed the recommended daily amount (or less) of vitamin A.