µg
Microgram
What µg stands for
µg is a medical abbreviation for microgram. TermDecode files it under measurement abbreviations.
Risk
ISMP lists µg as error-prone: microgram may be mistaken as mg.
Safer Alternative
Write "mcg"
Seen in context
100 µg misread as 100 mg
Sources
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