Background: Previous studies have found that teaspoons are commonly used to administer liquid medications to children. The capacity of household teaspoons ranges from 1.5 mL to 9 mL, potentially ...

Medi-Dose, Inc. / EPS, Inc. has released new styles of oral syringes with metric-only markings. There are eight sizes, ranging from 0.5 ml to 60 ml, that are immediately available. Syringes are ...

When a prescription for a liquid medication is given to a caregiver, clinicians may not ponder the implications of understanding by the caregiver of proper measurement of a dose. After all, how hard ...

Some people with diabetes require insulin. They can manually administer this through several methods, such as syringes, which are available in different sizes with various-sized needles. There are ...

More than four in five parents give children the wrong dose of liquid medicines, a dangerous error that might be avoided by administering drugs with oral syringes ...

Our findings suggest that adults more commonly use droppers, dosing cups, and teaspoons when administering liquid medication to children. The use of more accurate measuring devices might increase the ...