Prescott L F, Proudfoot A T, Widdop B, Volans G N, Vale J A, Whiting B, Griffin J P, Wells F O
Lancet. 1987 May 16;1(8542):1127-9. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(87)91682-5.
The standardisation of units for drug concentration measurement in clinical medicine is an urgent necessity. The obvious choice is mass units based on the litre. A change to molar units for drug concentrations would make no sense unless drugs were also prescribed in moles, which would cause disruption and inconvenience. There would be considerable danger to patients and the change would be expensive. Most importantly, molar units for drugs will not benefit doctors or their patients. Mass units should be retained and proposals for the adoption of molar units should be abandoned.
临床医学中药物浓度测量单位的标准化是当务之急。显而易见的选择是基于升的质量单位。将药物浓度改为摩尔单位毫无意义,除非药物也以摩尔为单位开处方,这将造成混乱和不便。对患者会有相当大的风险,而且这种改变成本高昂。最重要的是,药物的摩尔单位对医生及其患者并无益处。应保留质量单位,采纳摩尔单位的提议应予以摒弃。