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We often get asked about different conversion rates for weights! We have decided to include these useful details on our website.

In line with MSRC's overall policy of not trying to repeat what others are already doing well we bring you these resources.

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International Unit (IU) - a point to note!

A unit used to measure the activity (that is, the effect) of many vitamins and drugs.

For each substance to which this unit applies, there is an international agreement specifying the biological effect expected with a dose of 1 IU.

Other quantities of the substance are then expressed as multiples of this standard.

Examples: 1 IU represents 45.5 micrograms of a standard preparation of insulin or 0.6 microgram of a standard preparation of penicillin. Consumers most often see IU's on the labels of vitamin packages: in standard preparations the equivalent of 1 IU is 0.3 microgram (0.0003 mg) for vitamin A, 50 micrograms (0.05 mg) for vitamin C, 25 nanograms (0.000 025 mg) for vitamin D, and 2/3 milligram for (natural) vitamin E.

Please note: for many substances there is no definite conversion between international units and mass units (such as milligrams). This is because preparations of those substances vary in activity, so that the effect per milligram of one preparation is different from that of another.

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