A prescription is written for two pints of a prescription drug. Which of the following must be entered into the computer system?

120 mL
260 mL
480 mL
960 mL


960 mL

Rationale: One pint is equivalent to 480 mL. Therefore, two pints are equal to 960 mL. All quantities must be entered using metric units.

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