Dosage calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
0123455 mL

The prescription is 37.5 mg. The stock solution contains 25 mg in 1 mL. Draw up the dose in the syringe: what volume V do you give?

37.5 mg25 mg/1 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
200 mg/1 mLV = ? mL

The prescription is 1 g of a drug intravenously. The reconstituted vial contains 200 mg per mL. What volume V do you draw up?

1 g200 mg/mL
V = mL
3.Medium
024681010 mL

A child weighing 28 kg is prescribed 2.5 mg/kg of a drug. The stock solution contains 10 mg/mL. Draw up the dose: what volume V do you give?

28 kg2.5 mg/kg10 mg/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
024681010 mL

A child weighing 16 kg is prescribed 5 mg/kg of a drug. The stock solution contains 20 mg/mL. Draw up the dose: what volume V do you give?

16 kg5 mg/kg20 mg/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.911 mL

The prescription is 0.21 mg. The ampoule contains 1000 micrograms per mL. Draw up the dose in the 1 mL syringe: what volume V do you give?

0.21 mg1000 mcg/mL
V = mL
6.Hard
00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.911 mL

The prescription is 300 micrograms. The ampoule contains 2 mg/mL. Draw up the dose in the 1 mL syringe: what volume V do you give?

300 mcg2 mg/mL
V = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 1.5 mL
  2. 2. V = 5 mL
  3. 3. V = 7 mL
  4. 4. V = 4 mL
  5. 5. V = 0.21 mL
  6. 6. V = 0.15 mL

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