5mg
Tiny pill strength
Five milligrams—a measurement of mass equal to five thousandths of a gram.
Common in pharmaceutical contexts for medication dosages: The doctor prescribed 5mg of melatonin.
Often written without a space between number and unit in casual usage, though style guides typically recommend a space.
Accuracy of measurement
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- microgramMillionth of a gram
- centigramMetric mass fraction
- gramMetric mass unit
weight · mass · quantity · amount · calibration · accuracy · laboratory · analytical
One-thousandth gram
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- pillSolid medicine dose
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
dose · medication · strength · potency · pharmaceutical · oral · sublingual · dosing
precision
Accuracy of measurement
gram · weight · mass · quantity · amount · calibration · accuracy · laboratory · analytical · balance
milligram
One-thousandth gram
prescription · dose · medication · strength · potency · pharmaceutical · oral · sublingual · dosing · titration
5mg500mg
Medication quantity measure
1000mg · maximum dose · lethal dose · megadose · overdose