I've done that a few times, Duncan. Either I the computer sends me a
generic response or I get no response at all.

Jim

Duncan Bath wrote:
> 
> Politely point out to  them the (international) standard way of writing
> these symbols.
> Duncan
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James R. Frysinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: December 21, 2000 10:13
> Subject: [USMA:9931] Re: MG on Rx labels
> 
> >That's a good example of the FDA's use of the symbols, Baron. Somewhere
> >there is a page (or more) of specified symbols. It includes MCG for
> >microgram, etc. I suspect these arose in the days when the only known
> >typographic characters had ASCII values less than 128 and no printers
> >had more than nine pins. (T.I.C.)
> >
> >Jim
> >
> >"Carter, Baron" wrote:
> >>
> >> http://www.fda.gov/cder/dsm/POL/pol-004.htm
> >>
> >> Baron Carter
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: James R. Frysinger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >> Sent: Thursday, 21 December, 2000 08:16
> >> To: U.S. Metric Association
> >> Cc: U.S. Metric Association
> >> Subject: [USMA:9926] Re: MG on Rx labels
> >>
> >> This is a result of requirements by the FDA. I posted the citation here
> >> some time ago but don't see a copy handy in my files. It can be found
> >> via the FDA website. Who says that the agency responsible for our
> >> prescription drugs is not up to date!
> >>
> >> Jim
> >>
> >> Harry Wyeth wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Someone mentioned something about erroneous capitalizations on some
> kind
> >> of
> >> > labels (GM or GR or some such).  I recently noticed that on a number of
> >> > prescription labels we have the ingredients are listed as xxx MG, not
> mg.
> >> > Seems to be common, and the labels are on pill bottles from a number of
> >> > different pharmacies.
> >> >
> >> > Is this as common as it appears?  The labels appear be be generated by
> >> some
> >> > sort of computer or word-processing program.  Is this a product of the
> >> > pharmaceutical profession in the US?
> >> >
> >> > HARRY WYETH
> >>
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