Liquid medication is dispensed with dosage instructions similar to "Take one tablespoon every 4 hours". The silverware drawer in the kitchen contains a wide variety of spoons, teaspoons, tablespoons, soup spoons and others with different shapes and uses. Is that tablespoon in the drawer what the doctor meant for you to use?
The answer is no. The use of measurements such as tablespoon and teaspoon for medication dosages refers to the specific measuring spoon as used in cooking and baking. Any other spoon, despite the similar name, may be larger or smaller than the dosage needed.
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