Some additional information about the uL and Plaque forming units. Refer to the FSN format section below.
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For example: Milliliter vs millilitre: milliliter is preferred
For example: Engerix B 20 micrograms per milliliter suspension for injection GlaxoSmithKline Inc. (product)
The unit is part of the strength information which is found only in FSN, where the units of measure should not be abbreviated, and always expanded.
For example: 2 LF / 0.5 ML vs 2 limit of flocculation units per 0.5 milliliter
For example: 1440 ELISA Units/mL will become 1440 ELISA units per 0.5 milliliter
For example: Instead of "Vivotif 10 billion cells enteric coated capsule Crucell Switzerland LTD (product)" we will have: "Vivotif enteric coated capsule Crucell Switzerland LTD (product)"
For example: FSME-IMMUN 2.4 micrograms per 0.5 milliliter suspension for injection Baxter AG (product)
For example: ACAM2000 250000 to 1250000 plaque forming units per 2.5 microliter powder and diluent for solution for percutaneous scarification Emergent Product Development Gaithersburg Inc. (real clinical drug)
For example: Varivax III 1350 plaque forming units powder and diluent for solution for injection Merck Canada Inc. (product)
For example: Recombivax HB 10 micrograms per milliliter suspension for injection Merck Canada Inc. (product)
For example: Imovax Rabies 2.5 international units per milliliter powder for solution for injection Sanofi Pasteur SA (product)
Strength: 1000000 CCID50 /ML for Rotarix will become:
Rotarix 1000000 units per milliliter oral suspension GlaxoSmithKline Inc. (product)