Measuring Medicines

28.9 Measuring Medicines Solid medicines and powders are usually measured in:

 milligrams (mg) or in grams (gm)

Remember: 1000mg = 1 gm  IU or U (international units or units). This is how penicillin is often measured.

Liquid medicines are measured in:

 milliliters (ml) or in liters (l)

Remember: 1000ml = 1 liter If there is no scale to weigh or measure medicines, find some containers and spoons commonly available in your area and measure various amounts of commonly used medicines in them. Then show the farmers how to use these containers or spoons to measure medicines without special equipment.

For example:

 some teaspoons holds about 5 ml of liquid  some tablespoons hold about 15 ml of liquid  some tobacco tins hold about 25 gm of Magnesium Sulfate