INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS

International System of Units (SI)

■ The International System of Units (SI), formerly called the metric

system, is the internationally recognized decimal system of weights
and measures. The system was formulated in France in the late
eighteenth century.
Reducing SI Units to Lower or Higher Denominations
by Using a Unit-Position Scale
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1. Add 0.5 kg, 50 mg, and 2.5 dg. Reduce the result to grams.
2. Add 7.25 L and 875 cL. Reduce the result to milliliters.
3. Add 0.0025 kg, 1750 mg, 2.25 g, and 825,000 g, and express the
answer in grams.
4. Reduce 1.256 g to micrograms, to milligrams, and to kilograms.
5. Are the terms mcg/mL and mg/L equivalent or not equivalent?
6. A low-strength children’s/adult chewable aspirin tablet contains 81
mg of aspirin per tablet. How many tablets may be prepared from 1
kg of aspirin?
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7. An effervescent tablet has the following formula:

Acetaminophen 325 mg Calcium Carbonate 280 mg
Citric Acid 900 mg Potassium Bicarbonate 300 mg
Sodium Bicarbonate 465 mg

(a) Calculate the total weight, in grams, of the ingredients in each tablet.
(b) How many tablets could be made with a supply of 5 kg of
acetaminophen?
 COMMON SYSTEM OF
MEASUREMENT AND CONVERSION
Apothecaries’ Fluid Measure of Volume
Apothecaries’ Measure of Weight
Avoirdupois Measure of Weight
Conversion of Temperatures

K = °C + 273
At what temperature thus the °C and °F are equal?
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1. A pharmacist has 1 gallon of Phenobarbital Elixir, At different times, he

dispensed 1 pint, vi fluid oz, iv fluid dram, viii fluid oz, xiii fluid oz and iss
fluid oz. What volume, in fluidounces of the elixir was left?
2. Children's chewable aspirin tabs contain 1 ¼ grain of aspirin in each
tablet. How many tabs can be prepared from 1 avoirdupois pound of
aspirin?
3. If a chemical cost Php 10.75 per oz. What is the cost of iii dram?
4. A brand of nitroglycerin transdermal patch measures 2.5 inches in
diameter. Express in cm
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1. Convert the following from centigrade to Fahrenheit:
(a) 10 °C
(b) -30 °C
(c) 4 °C
(d) -173 °C
2. Convert the following from Fahrenheit to centigrade:
(a) 77 °F
(b) 240 °F
(c) 98.9 °F
(d) 227.1 °F
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■ 4 gallons to mL

3785 𝐿 1000 𝑚𝐿
4 gallons x x = 15,140,000 mL
1 𝑔𝑎𝑙 1𝐿
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■ Convert 4 tbsp to mL

15 𝑚𝐿
4 tbsp x = 60 𝑚𝐿
1 𝑡𝑏𝑠𝑝
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■ How many grains of acetaminophen should be used in a Rx for 400 mg

paracetamol?

1 𝑔𝑟
400 mg x = 6.2/ 6 grains
65 𝑚𝑔
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■ Convert 28 tsp to fl oz

5 𝑚𝐿 1 𝑓𝑙 𝑜𝑧
28 tsp x x = 4. 67 fl oz
1 𝑡𝑠𝑝 30 𝑚𝐿
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