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Microgram

In the metric system, a microgram or microgramme is a unit of mass equal to one millionth (1??10???6) of a gram. The unit symbol is ??g according to the International System of Units (SI); the recommended symbol in the United States and United Kingdom when communicating medical information is mcg. In ??g, the prefix symbol for micro- is the Greek letter ?? (mu). Abbreviation and symbol confusion When the Greek lowercase "??" (mu) is typographically unavailable, it is occasionally ??? although not properly ??? replaced by the Latin lowercase "u". The United States???based Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommend that the symbol ??g should not be used when communicating medical information due to the risk that the prefix ?? (micro-) might be misread...

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