Dosage calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
400 mcg/1 mLV = ? mL

The prescription is 0.6 mg by injection. The ampoule is labelled 400 micrograms per mL. What volume V do you draw up?

0.6 mg400 mcg/mL
V = mL
2.Easy
? × 0.25 mg

The prescription is 250 micrograms (mcg) of a drug. The tablets contain 0.25 mg each. How many tablets n do you give?

250 mcg0.25 mg/tablet
n = tablets
3.Medium
024681010 mL

A child weighing 32 kg is prescribed 7.5 mg/kg of a drug. The stock solution contains 50 mg/mL. Draw up the dose: what volume V do you give?

32 kg7.5 mg/kg50 mg/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
024681010 mL

A child weighing 40 kg is prescribed 4 mg/kg of a drug. The stock solution contains 25 mg/mL. Draw up the dose: what volume V do you give?

40 kg4 mg/kg25 mg/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
100 mg/5 mLV = ? mL

A child weighing 18 kg is prescribed 10 mg/kg per dose of an oral suspension that contains 100 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give?

18 kg10 mg/kg100 mg/5 mL
V = mL
6.Hard
00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.911 mL

The prescription is 0.96 mg. The ampoule contains 4000 micrograms per mL. Draw up the dose in the 1 mL syringe: what volume V do you give?

0.96 mg4000 mcg/mL
V = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 1.5 mL
  2. 2. n = 1 tablets
  3. 3. V = 4.8 mL
  4. 4. V = 6.4 mL
  5. 5. V = 9 mL
  6. 6. V = 0.24 mL

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