How Quantity Prints on Prescriptions

Quantity is printed on a prescription in various forms:

  • Liquid medications are usually printed in ml, for example, 20 ml.
    • 2.5 ml vial(s) where there are 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