The percent strength of a solid or semisolid mixture containing a medication represents the number of
A. grams of medication in 100 mg of the mixture.
B. milligrams of medication in 100 mg of the mixture.
C. grams of medication in 100 g of the mixture.
D. milligrams of medication in 100 g of the mixture.
Answer: C
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