The UNC School of Pharmacy Compounding Lab
Powders and Granules

How would you instruct a patient to take the following effervescent granulation?

      Aspirin 5.2 g
      Sodium Bicarbonate 14.3 g
      Tartaric Acid 7.8 g
      Citric Acid Monohydrate 5.2 g

      Sig: 1 tsp t.i.d.prn pain


Take one teaspoon three times a day as needed.
Take one teaspoonful three times a day as needed for pain.
Take one teaspoonful with water three times a day as needed for pain.
Dissolve one teaspoonful in water and take three times a day as needed for pain.