The nurse practitioner prescribed 500 micrograms of Risperidone.  The stock solution available in a concentration of 1 mg/mL.  What volume of the solution would you administer?

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The nurse practitioner prescribed 500 micrograms of Risperidone.  The stock solution available in a concentration of 1 mg/mL.  What volume of the solution would you administer? 

I just wanted to make sure my answer of 0.5 ml was correct with the conversion of MCG to ML

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