: a unit of mass equal to ¹/₁₀₀₀ gram see Metric System Table
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Recent Examples on the WebThe authors report that protein-activity levels were measured in a range of 1.7 to 23.3 units per milligram for healthy newborns, and from 2.9 to 10.8 for those who died of SIDS. Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 17 May 2022 Additionally, the fMRIs showed that those who had taken the over one milligram doses of psilocybin had decreases in what’s called brain network modularity. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022 The Mectizan Donation Program has shipped more than 4 billion 3 milligram pills to endemic countries since its inception in 1987. Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2022 Molnupiravir needs to be administered as four 200 milligram capsules taken orally every 12 hours for five days, for a total of 40 capsules and it is not authorized for use for longer than five consecutive days, according to the FDA. Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 12 Jan. 2022 Doctors measure opioid dosages in units called morphine milligram equivalents, or MMEs. Andrew Joseph, STAT, 25 Nov. 2021 The pills are made with a pill press, with the name or logo of a prescription opioid – Percocet, Vicodin, OxyContin – and milligram strength stamped on them to look just like the prescribed pain pills.cincinnati.com, 11 Nov. 2021 The approval, which comes more than two months before the FDA’s target decision date, is for a daily 960 milligram pill.NBC News, 28 May 2021 At one point, OxyContin was selling for $1 per milligram (an 80 milligram pill could sell for $80 or more). Zachary Siegel, The New Republic, 23 Apr. 2021 See More