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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In the ancient and medieval periods, dysentery killed about ? of all babies before they reach 12 months of age. The disease was transferred through contaminated drinking water, because there was no way to adequately dispose of sewage, which contaminated the water.
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Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.
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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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More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.
