Metric system household measurements

There are three systems of measurement of drug dosages die metric system, the apothecaries system, and household measurements. The metric system is die most commonly used system of measurement in medicine A physician may prescribe a drug dosage in die apotiiecaries system, but for die most part this ancient system of measurements is only occasionally used. The household system is rarely used in a hospital setting but may be used to measure drug dosses in the home... 

Medication is measured using the metric system and the apothecaries system. The metric system is used to measure medication in a healthcare facility and used when prescribing and recording the medication in the patient s chart. The apothecaries (household) system is used by patients who self-administer medication. 

All doses are calculated using the metric system. You must be able to convert within the metric system and convert between household measurements and metric because patients are likely to self medicate using household measurement—such as a teaspoon— rather than using metric measurements. 

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