Lower drug doses for elderly patients should be used first, with titrations of the dose as tolerated to prevent unwanted drug-related pharmacodynamic effects.
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Nitroglycerin is used to alleviate various heart-related conditions, and it is also the chief component of dynamite (but mixed in a solid clay base to stabilize it).
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This year, an estimated 1.4 million Americans will have a new or recurrent heart attack.
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Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.
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In 2012, nearly 24 milliion Americans, aged 12 and older, had abused an illicit drug, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
Development of the human brain.
Base of Heart
View of the bottom surface of the human brain.
A) Sagittal section of the brain; (B) lateral view of the brain.