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Proper way to type this kind of drug dosage? - CCBug


Posted: Oct 22, 2010

.... 25 mg one-half daily, .... 5 mg one daily.

Should I type it like that ^^ or should I use numbers? - 25 mg 1/2 daily, 5 mg 1 daily??

I know the BOS says to type out one number when there are 2 consecutive numbers, but these are technically not consecutive since they are seperated by mg. I can't find any official rules on what I should do here. any help appreciated.

I'd spell one-half and use 1 daily on the other - just me

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I would put, 25 mg 1/2 daily, 5 mg 1 daily. Not 2 consecutive numbers. Everybody does it different.

Per BOS, this way is correct. - NM`

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which way? - CCbug

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Which way, exactly? and do you know where in the BOS is is referenced?
Using 1/2 and 1 is correct per BOS. - BOS3, Section 3, Numbers. NM
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