Quick Pharmaceutical Metric Conversion Chart & Table
- Pharmaceutical Medication Conversion
- List of simple approximate and exact metric equivalencies
- Conversion in Weight, Liquid, and Others.
| CONVERSION TABLE | ||
| WEIGHT MEASURE | ||
| Apothecary | Approximate Metric Equivalent | Exact Metric Equivalent |
| 1 grain | 60mg | 64.8 mg |
| 1/2 grain | 30 mg | 32.4 mg |
| 1/4 grain | 15 mg | 16.2 mg |
| LIQUID MEASURE | ||
| Apothecary | Approximate Metric Equivalent | Exact Metric Equivalent |
| 1 teaspoonful | 5 ml | 5 ml |
| 1 tablespoonful | 15 ml | 15 ml |
| 1 fluid ounce (1 fl) | 30 ml | 29.57 ml |
| 4 fluid ounces | 120 ml | 118.28 ml |
| 8 fluid ounces | 240 ml | 236.56 ml |
| 16 fluid ounces | 480 ml | 473 ml |
| 2 pints (1 quart) | 960 ml | 946 ml |
| 4 quarts | 3840 ml | 3784 ml |
| OTHER MEASURE | ||
| 1 gram (gm) | 1000 milligrams (mg) | |
| 1 milligram (mg) | 1000 micrograms (mcg) | |
| 750 mgs | 10 milliequivalents (mEq) | |
| EQUIVALENT CONVERSION | ||
| Non-Metric | Approximate Metric Equivalent | Exact Metric Equivalent |
| 1 pound (lb) | 0.454 kilogram (kg) | 0.454 kilogram (kg) |
| 16 ounces (oz) | 0.454 kilogram (kg) | 0.454 kilogram (kg) |
| 2.2 pound (lb) | 1kilogram (kg) | 1kilogram (kg) |
Liquid Examples
| Basic equivalent: | 1 fluid ounce = 30 ml |
| 1 gallon | 3800 mL |
| 1 quart | 960 mL |
| 8 fluid ounce | >240 mL |
| 4 fluid ounce | 120 mL |
| 15 minims | 1 mL |
| 10 minims | 0.6 mL |
| 1 gallon | 128 fluid ounces |
| 1 quart | 32 fluid ounces |
