Weight Equivalents: Apothecaries' and Metric

Metric Apothecaries'

1 mg 1/60 grain
60 mg 1 grain
1 gram 15 grains
4 grams 1 dram / 60 grains
30 grams 1 ounce
500 grams 1.1 pound (lb)
1,000 g / 1 kg 2.2 pounds (lbs)

Volume Equivalents: Metric, Apothecaries' and Household

Metric Apothecaries' Household

1 mL 15 minims (min or m) 15 drops (gtt)

15 mL 4 fluid drams 1 tablespoon (Tbsp)
30 mL 1 fluid ounce 1 fluid ounce
500 mL 1 pint (pt) 1 pint (pt)
1,000 mL 1 quart (qt) 1 quart (qt)
4,000 mL 1 gallon (gal) 1 gallon (gal)

Common Conversions

Measurement Equivalent
1 milliliter (mL) 1 cubic centimeter (cc)
1 kilogram (kg) 2.2 pounds (lb)
1 gram (g) 1000 milligrams (mg)
1 milligram (mg) 1000 micrograms (mcg)
1 kilogram (kg) 1000 grams (g)
1 liter (L) 1000 milliliters (mL)
1/60 grain (gr) 1 milligram (mg)
1 grain (gr) 60 milligrams (mg)
15 grains (gr) 1 gram (gm)
1 pound (lb) 454 grams (gm)
1 fluid ounce (fl.oz) 30 milliliters (ml)
1 quart (qt) 1000 milliliters (ml)
1 teaspoon (tsp) 5 milliliters (ml)
1 tablespoon (tbsp) 15 milliliters (ml)