Dosage calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
0123455 mL

The prescription is 105 mg. The stock solution contains 25 mg in 1 mL. Draw up the dose in the syringe: what volume V do you give?

105 mg25 mg/1 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
0123455 mL

The prescription is 75 mg. The stock solution contains 25 mg in 1 mL. Draw up the dose in the syringe: what volume V do you give?

75 mg25 mg/1 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
45 kg10 mg/kg/day3× per dayD = ? mg

A patient weighs 45 kg. The prescribed dose is 10 mg/kg per day, given in 3 equal doses. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

45 kg10 mg/kg/day3× per day
D = mg
4.Medium
70 kg2 mg/kgD = ? mg

A patient weighs 70 kg and is prescribed 2 mg/kg as a single dose. Find the dose D in mg.

70 kg2 mg/kg
D = mg
5.Hard
00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.911 mL

The prescription is 3800 units of a drug that comes as 5000 units/mL. Draw up the dose in the 1 mL syringe: what volume V do you give?

3800 units5000 units/mL
V = mL
6.Hard
40k units500 mL? mL/h1500 units/h

An infusion contains 40000 units of a drug in 500 mL. The prescription is 1500 units per hour. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h?

40000 units/500 mL1500 units/h
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 4.2 mL
  2. 2. V = 3 mL
  3. 3. D = 150 mg
  4. 4. D = 140 mg
  5. 5. V = 0.76 mL
  6. 6. R = 18.75 mL/h

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