The practice of using the abbreviation “mcg” rather than the SI symbol “µg” was formally mandated for medical practitioners in 2004 by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) in their “Do Not Use” List: Abbreviations, Acronyms, and SymbolsArchived 2006-10-07 at the वेबैक मशीन because hand-written expressions of “µg” can be confused with “mg”, resulting in a thousand-fold overdosing. The mandate was also adopted by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices.Archived 2008-06-24 at the वेबैक मशीन
Proceedings of the 94th meeting (October 2005) of the International Committee for Weights and Measures, (1.1 MB zip file, hereArchived 2007-01-27 at the वेबैक मशीन)
The practice of using the abbreviation “mcg” rather than the SI symbol “µg” was formally mandated for medical practitioners in 2004 by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) in their “Do Not Use” List: Abbreviations, Acronyms, and SymbolsArchived 2006-10-07 at the वेबैक मशीन because hand-written expressions of “µg” can be confused with “mg”, resulting in a thousand-fold overdosing. The mandate was also adopted by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices.Archived 2008-06-24 at the वेबैक मशीन
Proceedings of the 94th meeting (October 2005) of the International Committee for Weights and Measures, (1.1 MB zip file, hereArchived 2007-01-27 at the वेबैक मशीन)
The practice of using the abbreviation “mcg” rather than the SI symbol “µg” was formally mandated for medical practitioners in 2004 by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) in their “Do Not Use” List: Abbreviations, Acronyms, and SymbolsArchived 2006-10-07 at the वेबैक मशीन because hand-written expressions of “µg” can be confused with “mg”, resulting in a thousand-fold overdosing. The mandate was also adopted by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices.Archived 2008-06-24 at the वेबैक मशीन
