Today I saw 'mcg' in Tablet supplement table and 'mcg' stands for microgram. 'mg' is represented correctly for milligram.
Is the greek symbol mu accepted as worldwide prefix for micro. Madan --- Michael D Payne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 22:24:15 +0000 > Subject: [USMA:20155] RE: metric in hospitals > From: Michael D Payne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > After numerous letters to both Safeway and Giant > (grocery stores in the > Washington DC area) plus a letter to the company I > found was responsible > for the software, I've noticed that prescription > labels in my area now > have the correct symbols for milligram, mg instead > of the previous MG. > Another drip. Anyone notice whether this is now > nationwide? > > Michael Payne > Corporate Pilot > Potomac Falls Virginia > > On Fri, 10 May 2002 15:26:00 -0600 Jim Elwell > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > writes: > > At 09:42 PM 5/10/2002 +0100, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >How far has the metric system penetrated > medicine? > > >Drug labels? > > >Dose instructions to patients? > > >Are all American pharmacists fully metricated by > law? What about > > >doctors? It would be bizarre to mix systems. > > > > I don't know enough about the medical system in > the USA to answer > > this > > fully. I can say that the drugs I've had exposure > to (well, at least > > the > > legal ones...) seem to be largely metricated > (dosages in milligrams > > and > > milliliters), but that is a very small sampling. > > > > > > Jim Elwell > > Electrical Engineer > > Industrial manufacturing manager > > Salt Lake City, Utah, USA > > www.qsicorp.com > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for > less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com
