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Patients who cannot swallow may receive nutrition via a parenteral route—usually, a catheter is inserted through the chest into a large vein going into the heart.

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Recent studies have shown that the number of medication errors increases in relation to the number of orders that are verified per pharmacist, per work shift.

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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.

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On average, the stomach produces 2 L of hydrochloric acid per day.

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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.

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