You should be able to buy a syringe with ml markings. Otherwise, you can google a volume conversion for ml to tsp.

A teaspoon is 5ml, but not all spoons are standard sizes. You can get a measuring medication spoon at the pharmacy.

I asked "Siri" and she said 5 milliliters is 1.01 teaspoons.

Siri, whom I have never met personally, only by reputation, must be right again. The dose on the bottle is 5 milliliter, so I guess a measuring spoon full is right. Y'all are better than google in this case. Thanks.

You could also get an eye dropper, most have ml markings

A measuring TEASPOON, not tablespoon.

Sue, wouldn't you think both the doctor and the pharmacy would have denoted a teaspoon instead of 5 milliliters? That seems unnecessarily obtuse!!

Spoons are not standard in size, and a spoon you call a teaspoon may not be 5ml.

get a syringe from the drug store.

Murraysmom, absolutly. My question only related to the size of whatever I would need to measure it in, not to going out to buy a new gadget. Thanks.

Not all measuring spoons are alike. I have one set with standard tsp, Tbsp, markings and they are HUGE. The Tbsp is at least 1.5 real Tbsps. I wouldn't trust it if the medicine dosage is critical.

Get a graduated medicine dropper

A mouthwash? Why is everyone fretting about precise accuracy in a mouthwash? Use a measuring teaspoon and be done with it. You're swishing the medication, not injecting it.

I know the world as we know it would totally crumble, but... if I ran the circus... we'd convert to the metric system and get it over with. And I don't even KNOW much about it. I know a meter is about 3 inches linger than a yard. I know a liter is a few gulps more than a quart. I know (no I don't) that a kilometer is... either about half a mile or about 2 miles. And a kilogram is... either about 2 lbs or about half a pound?!?Metric measurements will never convert happily into whatever our form of measurements. It will always form some decimal. Our system is messed up. Totally non-consistent. I remember back in 70's there was a push to go metric. I really remember gas stations spending whop knows how much $$ to have prices of gas in gallons and liters?? That's a total "apples and oranges" concept. The metric system just makes more sense... everything is nice multiples of 10/100/1000. No 12 inches making a foot BUT 8 ounces making a cup. No 3 feet making a yard but FOUR quarts making a gallon?!? Oh, and almost the entire rest of the WORLD uses the metric system.

Why is everyone fretting about precise accuracy in a mouthwash?

Because a future medication may need precision, and if one got a teaspoon from an old set of flatware that was actually 7 or 8 ml, and was used to using it for the mouthwash, it might make a difference.

If that imaginary future medication required precise measurement than I would think the doctor or pharmacist would suggest a device to measure it. But the present situation is that it is mouthwash.

In fact most drugs in general are not measured in precise units for different people. The 100 pound teen-aged girl take the same two aspirin as a 180 pound man for their headache. People are way overthinking this.

I wouldn't use a silverware teaspoon. It would have to be a measuring set teaspoon. They should be standard in size. And agreed, it's mouthwash. A tiny bit one way or the other is not going to cause a problem. Ask the pharmacist.

To further illustrate klseiverd pro-metric screed. A milliliter is the volume of a cube 1 centimeter on a side. And if the fluid you are measuring is about the same density as water, it will have a mass of 1 gram. So get an accurate scale, weigh your container, and then pour the medicine in until it weighs 5 grams more. Done.

IMO everyone should have a medication measuring device. They cost about a buck, but are free at the pharmacy if you ask. My daughter is on some meds that if I used a regular measuring spoon she could die....sure your measuring mouthwash, but next it could be something that exact measurments are critical.

..sure your measuring mouthwash, but next it could be something that exact measurments are critical.

Agree. And this is as much about human nature as anything else. Some may realize, or their doctors may say something about, a subsequent medication that is dose-critical. But some may not, they have gotten used to the spoon measurement and they may continue using is just out of sheer habit.