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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Many supplement containers do not even contain what their labels say. There are many documented reports of products containing much less, or more, that what is listed on their labels. They may also contain undisclosed prescription drugs and even contaminants.
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On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
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In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.
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Medication errors are three times higher among children and infants than with adults.
