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he USP often standardizes the unit for such drugs, so the expression (blank) is used.
“USP Units”
This means the unit are calculated based on
USP assay procedure and reference stated.
to find the amount of an ingredient/dose in a compound prescription order, divide:
the total amount of ingredient prescribed by the number of doses.
To find the total amount of an ingredient used to compound a prescription order, multiply
the amount/dose prescribed by the total number of doses.
On prescription orders, when the instructions to the pharmacists includes the expression D.T.D No… (such doses), it instructs the pharmacists to
multiply the dose (amount of drug) stated in order by the number indicated in the expression, D.T.D No.
It is always better to look up the dose of drugs in(blank)than to rely on memory equation.
textbooks or compendia
Sign Given By Physicians To Inform The Pharmacist That He Is Aware Of The Overdose
(blank)the drug and the quantity
underlying
Writing (blank) after the amount of the drug to show that the quantity has been verified and is correct.
Q.R. (quantum rectum)
Writing both the (blank) and the (blank) of the quantity involved,
apothecary , metric system
Writing both the (blank) for the quantities.
Arabic figures and roman numerals
Writing the amount of the medication in
words
By (blank) the amounts of the drugs desired.
initiating
By placing (blank) the quantity of the drug prescribed.
exclamation marks before and after
may lead to dosage variation caused by differences in the capacity of household spoons and interpretation of which measuring device to use by the patient.
Measurement of liquid medication
A standard teaspoon - has been established by the
American National Standards Institute
A standard teaspoon - has been established by the American National Standards Institute as containing
4.93 ± 0.25mL
Thus, 1 fl.oz. equals to
(29.57ml)
Thus, 1 fl.oz. (29.57ml) of a medicated liquid is considered to provide approximate
6 teaspoonful doses.
A compounding and dispensing problem arises - because of the continuing use of (blank) i, the symbol for one fluid dram.
fz
This represent
one-eight (1/8) of an apothecary fluid ounce
