The average person is easily confused by the terms pharmaceutics and pharmacology, thinking they are one and the same. Whereas pharmaceutics is the science of preparing and dispensing drugs (otherwise known as the science of pharmacy), pharmacology is the study of medications.
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There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.
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The ratio of hydrogen atoms to oxygen in water (H2O) is 2:1.
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Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
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Patients who have been on total parenteral nutrition for more than a few days may need to have foods gradually reintroduced to give the digestive tract time to start working again.
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