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Per my AAMT BOS, gm is acceptable, sm

Posted By: Long-time MT on 2005-10-22
In Reply to: Valtrex 1 g, Valtrex 1g, or Valtrex 1 gm - help me format please TY

Subject: Per my AAMT BOS, gm is acceptable, sm

but g is the referred method (no period), which is the way I type it, i.e. Valtrex 1 g

Of course, my BOS is not the newest version, so things could have changed.


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