In prescriptions, Roman numerals are commonly used to express units of the:

A. Avoirdupois system
B. English system
C. metric system
D. apothecary system


d
Rationale: Roman numerals are commonly used to express units of the apothecary system in prescriptions. They are not used to represent metric, English, or Avoirdupois units.

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