Why not? Is it written down somewhere where you can't? Why is this mix-up allowed if the metric is suppose to be used all of the time for dosing?
Jerry ________________________________ From: Remek Kocz <[email protected]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> Cc: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 7:59:18 PM Subject: [USMA:43175] Medication sizes. This question goes out mainly to our very own Paul Trusten, but anyone can join in. I'm at the stage of my medical education where we've been taught to write prescriptions, and I see that dosages are typically metric, with an occasional teaspoon thrown in by one of the old-school doctors. However, many liquid med bottle sizes are given in fl oz. On a number of occasions I've been directed to write "Disp 4 fl. oz." on the second line of the prescription many times. The question naturally is, what's the real dispensed size of the bottle? In the future, when I'll do this on my own, can I just put down "Disp 120 mL"? Remek
