Dosage calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
125 mg/1 mLV = ? mL

The prescription is 0.25 g of a drug intravenously. The reconstituted vial contains 125 mg per mL. What volume V do you draw up?

0.25 g125 mg/mL
V = mL
2.Easy
0123455 mL

The prescription is 17.5 mg. The stock solution contains 125 mg in 5 mL. Draw up the dose in the syringe: what volume V do you give?

17.5 mg125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
024681010 mL

A child weighing 32 kg is prescribed 10 mg/kg of a drug. The stock solution contains 40 mg/mL. Draw up the dose: what volume V do you give?

32 kg10 mg/kg40 mg/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
15 kg20 mg/kgD = ? mg

A patient weighs 15 kg and is prescribed 20 mg/kg as a single dose. Find the dose D in mg.

15 kg20 mg/kg
D = mg
5.Hard
50k units500 mL? mL/h2000 units/h

An infusion contains 50000 units of a drug in 500 mL. The prescription is 2000 units per hour. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h?

50000 units/500 mL2000 units/h
R = mL/h
6.Hard
00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.911 mL

The prescription is 440 micrograms. The ampoule contains 4 mg/mL. Draw up the dose in the 1 mL syringe: what volume V do you give?

440 mcg4 mg/mL
V = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 2 mL
  2. 2. V = 0.7 mL
  3. 3. V = 8 mL
  4. 4. D = 300 mg
  5. 5. R = 20 mL/h
  6. 6. V = 0.11 mL

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