mcg
Abbreviation Basic Pharmacology
Microgram, a metric unit of mass. Write mcg; the symbol µg can be misread as mg.
Related terms
- ER, XRExtended release: a form that releases the drug slowly over time. Never crush an extended-release tablet.
- gttDrops, a unit for liquid medications such as eye drops.
- IVPIntravenous push (a drug injected directly into a vein); in imaging, an intravenous pyelogram of the urinary…
- LLiter, a metric unit of volume. Write a capital L; a lowercase l can be misread as the number 1.
- MDIMetered-dose inhaler: a handheld canister device that sprays a set dose of medicine to be inhaled into the…
- mLMilliliter, a metric unit of volume. Write mL; ISMP lists lowercase ml and cc as error-prone.
- NASIntranasal: given into the nose. ISMP prefers NAS to IN, which can be misread as IM or IV.
- NDCNational Drug Code: the FDA product identifier printed on drug packages.
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