Re: Re: Hydrocortisone cream 1%

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http://www.oldwillknottscales.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=213

This is the scale I have. Works very well. Weighs to 1/10 of a gram.

Delores

Re: Hydrocortisone cream 1%

> Can you pls show me by an advert anywhere what one of these scales looks

like. I have never heard of one, but would perhaps be interested to get

one.

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> Val

>

> You can work it out like this:

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> 1 oz of 1% HC cream weighs 28 grams

>

> This would contain 1% or 280mg cortisone

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> 1oz equals 6 tsps OR 24 1/4 tsps

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> Thus 280mg cortisone divided by 24 1/4 tsps equals 11.666mg per each 1/4

tsp

> of 1% HC cream

>

> If you want to be as accurate as possible and use a hand held scale which

> measures to one/tenth gram

>

> 1 mg = .085 gram

> 5 mg = .425 gram

> 7 mg = .595 gram

> 10mg = .85 gram

>

> Using the 10mg per 1/4 tsp is just rounding. When I am home I use the

scale

> and measure like I've shown above. When away from home, I either take HC

> tablets or use a 1/4 tsp to measure.

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> Delores

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