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When Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer, he called "zero degrees" the lowest temperature he was able to attain with a mixture of ice and salt. For the upper point of his scale, he used 96°, which he measured as normal human body temperature (we know it to be 98.6° today because of more accurate thermometers).
For pediatric patients, intravenous fluids are the most commonly cited products involved in medication errors that are reported to the USP.
By definition, when a medication is administered intravenously, its bioavailability is 100%.
In 2012, nearly 24 milliion Americans, aged 12 and older, had abused an illicit drug, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
Urine turns bright yellow if larger than normal amounts of certain substances are consumed; one of these substances is asparagus.