How the Quantity is Printed on Prescriptions

The Quantity is printed on the prescription in various forms:

• liquid drugs are usually printed in ml, eg 20 ml.
• 2.5 ml vial(s) where there are ten indivisible 2.5 ml vials.
• other forms of drugs are printed with the following units:
• gm aerosol, cream, crystals, emollient cream, granules, ice, ointment, paste, powder, wax.
• ml drops, elixir, gel, infusion, linctus, liquid, lotion, mixture, oil, paint, shampoo, solution, spirit, spray, suspension, syrup, tincture.

The following forms have no units printed after them:

capsules, inhaler, injection, kit, lozenge, pad, patch, pen, pessary, sachet, spansule, suppository, tablets, vaccine.