UNIT CONVERSIONS FOR SUSPENSION FORM MEDICATIONS
DO NOT use flatware spoons used for eating for giving medicine. They are not all the same size. For example, a flatware teaspoon could be as small as one half teaspoon (2.5 mL) or as large as 2 teaspoons (10 mL).
Measuring spoons used for cooking are accurate, but they spill easily.
Oral syringes have some advantages for giving liquid medicines: They are accurate, they are easy to use and you can take a capped syringe containing a dose of medicine to your child's daycare or school.
Dosing cups are also a handy way to give liquid medicines. Liquid medicines often do not taste good, but many flavors are now available and can be added to any liquid medicine. Ask your pharmacist.
Unit conversions
1 cm3 = 20 drop; 1 drop = 0.05 cc
1 mL = 1 cc (cm³)
2.5 mL = 1/2 teaspoon
5 mL = 1 teaspoon
15 mL = 1 tablespoon
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
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