842 mcg to mg

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How many milligrams is 842 mcg?

Answer

842 mcg = 0.842 mg
mcgmg01,0002,000012842 mcg0.842 mg

842 mcg ÷ 1,000 = 0.842 mg

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How many milligrams is 842 mcg?

842 mcg = 0.842 mg

What is the formula to convert 842 mcg to mg?

To convert micrograms to milligrams, divide the microgram value by 1,000. So 842 mcg ÷ 1,000 = 0.842 milligrams.

Why does confusing mcg with mg matter on a label?

Because the two differ by a factor of 1,000: 842 micrograms is only 0.842 milligrams. Vitamin D, folic acid and levothyroxine are dosed in micrograms for exactly that reason — reading mcg as mg would mean a thousandfold overdose.