Which of the following is considered a unit dose system? Select all that apply
A) Floor stock bottle of aspirin 81 mg
B) A prefilled Lovenox syringe
C) One Phenergan suppository
D) Floor stock bottle of ibuprofen suspension
E) Single-dose cup of Maalox
Ans: B, C, E
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Examples of unit dose medications include a package that contains one tablet or capsule, a premeasured amount of a liquid drug, a prefilled syringe, or one suppository.
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