[USMA:51377] Re: ISMP President Michael Cohen on metric-only liquid medication measurement

2011-12-29 Thread ezra . steinberg
Excellent, Mike! Your picture reminds me to ask what the status is for mcg as a symbol for microgram. - Original Message - From: Michael Payne metricmik...@gmail.com To: U.S. Metric Association usma@colostate.edu Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 9:34:02 AM Subject: [USMA:51376]

[USMA:51378] Re: ISMP President Michael Cohen on metric-only liquid medication measurement

2011-12-29 Thread John M. Steele
I think the AMA only accepts mcg FPLA, FDA, and UPLR accept both NIST does not accept mcg in SP311, SP 811 BIPM doesn't accept mcg at all --- On Thu, 12/29/11, ezra.steinb...@comcast.net ezra.steinb...@comcast.net wrote: From: ezra.steinb...@comcast.net ezra.steinb...@comcast.net Subject:

[USMA:51379] Re: ISMP President Michael Cohen on metric-only liquid medication measurement

2011-12-29 Thread Pierre Abbat
On Thursday 29 December 2011 12:34:02 Michael Payne wrote: Specifically when entering information “For each medication prescribed, enter medication information and click the Add button”. The dosage unit drop down list does not list milligram symbol mg. It does however list Mega Giga, symbol