Ensure Oral Liquid Meds Have Directions in “mL”

January 2024

You can help with the continued push to eliminate NONmetric dosing units (teaspoons, tablespoons, etc) from oral liquid med Rxs.

For years, pharmacy and safety organizations (ISMP, etc) have been recommending that Rx labels for liquid meds include dosing directions in “mL” as the standard unit of measure.

That’s because confusion between teaspoons (tsp) and tablespoons (tbsp)...or teaspoons and mL...can lead to dangerous errors.

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Ensure Oral Liquid Meds Have Directions in “mL”

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