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Before a vaccine is licensed in the USA, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reviews it for safety and effectiveness. The CDC then reviews all studies again, as well as the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family Physicians. Every lot of vaccine is tested before administration to the public, and the FDA regularly inspects vaccine manufacturers' facilities.
The average person is easily confused by the terms pharmaceutics and pharmacology, thinking they are one and the same. Whereas pharmaceutics is the science of preparing and dispensing drugs (otherwise known as the science of pharmacy), pharmacology is the study of medications.
People about to have surgery must tell their health care providers about all supplements they take.
Thyroid conditions cause a higher risk of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.
In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
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