One study focused on the overuse of the expedited options for innovative drugs, while the other focused on problems with drugs being quickly approved for "supplemental" uses not included in their original approvals.
No frequency data were collected for supplemental uses of iron, zinc, selenium, and folic acid, and, thus, only yes/no variables were included in the analysis.
Many patients who report regular use of western medicines for hypertension also mentioned supplemental use of herbal remedies, mainly to relieve perceived side effects of the western medicines.
We therefore conducted further analysis adjusting for the supplemental uses of individual vitamins and minerals.
Handheld devices, especially networked handheld devices, are growing in importance in education, largely because their affordability and accessibility create an opportunity for educators to transition from occasional, supplemental use of computers, to frequent and integral use of portable computational technology.
Sources of NO2 included the gas stove used for cooking, the gas oven used for supplemental heat in the winter, and outdoors.
Seniors would fund their HSAs with money they currently use for supplemental (Medigap) insurance and out-of-pocket expenses.
The union has balked at such a large amount in the discretionary fund and instead proposed that $30 million be taken from the central fund and be used for supplemental sharing.
In 2014 the government bought some 8 square miles (20 square km) of land on the Fijian island of Vanua Levu that could serve as a new homeland if one became necessary and that in the interim could be used for supplemental food production.
Fentanyl was used for supplemental intraoperative analgesia if more than 0.5 μg/kg/min remifentanil was needed to maintain adequate anesthetic depth and systolic blood pressure or for transitional postoperative analgesia as needed.
