Dispense
Prepare a drug for administration
Stat
Immediately
Surface area
Total area of the body exposed to the outside environment
Unit dose
Method used by the pharmacy to prepare individual doses of medication
Strength
Potency of the drug stated as percentage of drug in the solution (2% epinephrine), solid weight (gm) or unit.
Dose
Size or amount of the drug available in the package
grain
Basic unit of weight in apothecary system
Minim
Basic unit of volume in apothecary system
Gram
Basic unit of weight in metric system
Meter
Basic unit of length in metric system
Liter
Basic unit of volume in metric system
Less than one is expressed in
Fraction or decimal
1/2 in apothercary system
0.5 in metric system
1 tsp
5 mL
1 Tbsp
15 mL