Fluid drams (US) to Minims (US) converter

To convert fluid drams (US) to minims (US), enter the value in the first field. The result in minims (US) is calculated automatically using the exact conversion factor.

1 US fl dr = 60 US minim
1 US minim ≈ 0.0166666666667 US fl dr

Formula: US minim = US fl dr × 60
US fl dr ≈ US minim × 0.0166666666667

Definitions: 1 US fl dr = 1/8 US fl oz; 1 US minim = 1/60 US fl dr

The US fluid dram (also written fluidram) is 1/8 of a US fluid ounce, about 3.7 mL. It comes from the apothecaries' system of medicine measures and is now rare, found mostly in older pharmacy references.

The US minim is 1/60 of a US fluid dram, about 61.6 µL. It was originally meant to approximate a single drop of water and is the smallest unit of the old apothecaries' liquid measures.

See the conversion table with commonly used values, handy for quick reference or study.