The Weights and Measures (Equivalents for dealings with drugs) Regulations 1970

SCHEDULE

TABLE 1

Weights of ingredients

Column 1	Column 2
grains	milligrammes
1/600	0.1
1/500 1/480	0.125
1/400	0.15
1/320 1/300	0.2
1/240	0.25
1/200	0.3
1/160 1/150	0.4
1/130 1/120	0.5
1/100	0.6
1/80 1/75	0.8
1/60	1
1/50	1.25
1/40	1.5
1/30	2
1/25 1/24	2.5
1/20	3
1/15	4
1/12	5
1/10	6
1/8	7.5
1/6	10
1/5	12.5
1/4	15
1/3	20
2/5	25
1/2	30
3/5	40
3/4	50
1	60
1¼	75
1½	100
2	125
2½	150
3	200
3½ 4	250
4½ 5	300
5½ 6	400
6½ 7 7½	450
8	500
9 10	600
11 to 13	800
14 to 16	1
17 to 20	1·2
21 to 25	1·5
26 to 29	1·8
30 to 33	2
34 to 37	2·3
38 to 43	2·5
44 to 51	3
52 to 57	3·5
58 to 65	4
66 to 76	4·5
77 to 84	5
85 to 102	6
103 to 115	7
116 to 135	8
136 to 150	9
151 to 165	10
166 to 180	11
181 to 190	12
191 to 220	13
221 to 250	15
251 to 275	17
276 to 325	20
326 to 350	22
351 to 375	23
376 to 400	25
401 to 425	26
426 to 450	28
451 to 480	30

Entries in the above Table expressed as one figure to another are inclusive of both figures.

TABLE 2

Volumes of ingredients

Column 1	Column 2
minims	millilitres
1	0·06
1½	0·09
2	0·12
2½	0·15
3	0·18
3½	0·2
4 4½	0·25
5 5½	0·3
6 7 7½	0·4
8 9	0·5
10 11	0.6
12 13	0·7
14 15 16	0·9
17 18	1
19 to 22	1·2
23 to 27	1·5
28 to 32	1·8
33 to 37	2
38 to 46	2·5
47 to 55	3
56 to 64	3·5
65 to 74	4
75 to 84	4·5
85 to 93	5
94 to 110	6
111 to 130	7
131 to 149	8
150 to 167	9
168 to 185	10
186 to 200	11
201 to 220	12
221 to 250	14
251 to 275	15
276 to 300	17
301 to 330	18
331 to 370	20
371 to 400	22
401 to 450	25

Entries in the above Table expressed as one figure to another are inclusive of both figures.

TABLE 3

Weights of total quantities

Column 1	Column 2
ounces avoirdupois or apothecaries	grammes
1 oz. or more but less than 1½ oz.	25
1½ oz. or more but less than 3 oz.	50
3 oz. or more but less than 5½ oz.	100
5½ oz. or more but less than 9 oz.	200
9 oz. or more but less than 14½ oz.	300
14½ oz. or more but not more than 16 oz. or 1 lb. avoirdupois	500

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TABLE 4

Volumes of total quantities

(other than those to which Table 5, 6 or 7 apply)

Column 1	Column 2
fluid ounces	millilitres
1 fl. oz. or more but less than 1½ fl. oz.	25
1½ fl. oz. or more but less than 3 fl. oz.	50
3 fl. oz. or more but less than 5½ fl. oz.	100
5½ fl. oz. or more but less than 9 fl. oz.	200
9 fl. oz. or more but less not more than 14½ fl. oz. or 1 pint or 1/8 gallon	300
14½ fl. oz. or more but not more than 20 fl. oz. or 1 pint or 1/8 gallon	500

TABLE 5

Total quantities of prescriptions described in regulation 8(1)

Column 1	Column 2
fluid ounces	millilitres
1/2	25
1 1½	50
2 3	100
4	150
5 6	200
8 10	300
12	500

TABLE 6

Total quantities of prescriptions described in regulation 8(2)

Column 1	Column 2
fluid ounces	millilitres
1/2	10
1	20
2 3	50
4 6	100
8 10 12	200
16 20	300
24	500

TABLE 7

Total quantities of prescriptions described in regulation 8(3)

Column 1	Column 2
fluid ounces	millilitres
1/4	10
1/2	20
1 1½	50
2 3	100
4 5 6	200
8 10	300
12	500