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You also need a 0 before .1 making it 0.1. open decimels are a big no no. nm,

Posted By: MTmom on 2009-04-17
In Reply to: melatonin quinidine .1 q.h.s. p.r.n. - Kelley

Subject: You also need a 0 before .1 making it 0.1. open decimels are a big no no. nm,

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