The nurse is transcribing a verbal medication order. Which is the proper notation of the dose of the drug ordered?

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Digoxin 0.125 mg illustrates the correct notation with a leading zero before the decimal point. Omitting the leading zero may cause the order to be misread, resulting in a large drug overdose. Digoxin .125 mg and digoxin .1250 do not have the leading zero before the decimal point. Digoxin 0.1250 has a trailing zero, which also is incorrect.

The Nurse Is Transcribing a Verbal Medication Order