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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / November 2005Folic Acid
or should that be Frolic acid :)) If you get these on prescription they come in mg's, if you buy them in a health shop they come in ug's. (I know its not a u but I don't have the funny sign on my key board). What is the equivalent to what? Alison >or should that be Frolic acid :)) > If you get these on prescription they come in mg's, if you buy them >in a health shop they come in ug's. (I know its not a u but I don't >have the funny sign on my key board). What is the equivalent to what? > Alison Maybe it is micro-grams - as opposed to milli-grams? Micro is a u with a long decending line from the left side - bit like a lower-case p with the top cut off :o) If my memory serves me right milli is 0.001 of a gram ... and micro would be 0.000001 of a gram ... perhaps... anyone? Chris R. >>or should that be Frolic acid :)) >> If you get these on prescription they come in mg's, if you buy them [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >Chris R. Yes I agree with Chris Raper http://lookleap.com/faculty.clintoncc.suny.edu/a1/look Just under the ruler > >>or should that be Frolic acid :)) > >> If you get these on prescription they come in mg's, if you buy them [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Just under the ruler. Thank you both. It's easy when you know how:). The link was handy, Andy <G> Alison > Maybe it is micro-grams - as opposed to milli-grams? Micro is a u with > a long decending line from the left side - bit like a lower-case p [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Chris R. I know I went to mum's once and forgot to take the frolic acid with me. I went to the pharmacist and asked how much over the counter stuff I'd have to take to make the 5mg and from memory it was around about 12 tablets! Jayne Yep. Micrograms. decimal points look OK as well. Peter >Yep. Micrograms. decimal points look OK as well. Ahh, my physics teacher would be proud of me - after all the intervening years! ;o) Chris R. > >Yep. Micrograms. decimal points look OK as well. > > Ahh, my physics teacher would be proud of me - after all the > intervening years! ;o) > > Chris R.>>. :) the tablets I have are 400ug, so how many do I take instead of a 5 mg tablet? Alison >> >Yep. Micrograms. decimal points look OK as well. >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >mg tablet? > Alison With 1000ugs in 1mg - i'd say ... 2.5x 400ug tablets = 1mg :o) (but if in any doubt check with your doctor) Chris R. > >> >Yep. Micrograms. decimal points look OK as well. > >> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Chris R.>>> Flipping heck, I think I'll stick to the prescription ones. Alison:) >> > :) the tablets I have are 400ug, so how many do I take instead of >a 5 [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Flipping heck, I think I'll stick to the prescription ones. > Alison:) Very wise ... although it would look rather 'dramatic' for people to see you shovelling in 12 tablets every time - it would get a bit expensive in the long term ;o) In any case, i am assuming you have a prescription prepayment certificate (PPC)? They save me a small fortune, so i get absolutely everything i can on prescription. One year i even managed to get Malaria tablets on the NHS!! :oD Cheers Chris R. >everything i can on prescription. One year i even managed to get >Malaria tablets on the NHS!! :oD > >Cheers >Chris R. As a dmard? >>everything i can on prescription. One year i even managed to get >>Malaria tablets on the NHS!! :oD >As a dmard? Ohhhhhh no no no - this was in the days when i went galavanting around South America. At the time they started muttering about how it was a holiday thing and I had to buy the drugs privately - then I pointed out that if I came back with Malaria it would be the NHS that had to pick up the pieces anyway... and they changed their tune. Cheers Chris R. |
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