. 2014 Aug;134(2):e354–e361. doi: 10.1542/peds.2014-0395

TABLE 2.

Units of Measurement Used on the Prescription, on the Bottle Label, and by Parent Report

Source	n	Milliliter^a	Teaspoon or Tablespoon^b	Other
Source	n	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Prescription	287	109 (38.0)	151 (52.6)^c	27 (9.4)^d
Bottle label	60^e	12 (20.0)	48 (80.0)^f	0 (0)
Parent report	285^g	105 (36.8)	153 (53.7)^h	27 (9.5)ⁱ

^{^a}

Milliliter-only.

^{^b}

Teaspoon or tablespoon alone or in combination.

^{^c}

Including 148 using teaspoon only, 2 using tablespoon only, 1 using milliliters and tablespoon.

^{^d}

Including 1 using milliliters and milligrams; remainder milligrams only.

^{^e}

Total of 60 bottles brought in by parents; 2 in Spanish.

^{^f}

Including 43 using teaspoon only and 5 using milliliters and teaspoon.

^{^g}

2 parents did not remember the dose amount.

^{^h}

Including 145 using teaspoon only, 6 using tablespoon only, 1 using milliliters and teaspoon, 1 using milliliters and tablespoon.

^ⁱ

Including 13 using milligrams, 1 “spoon,” and 13 able to mention a dose amount but without an associated unit.