Dosage calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
? × 12.5 mg

A patient is prescribed 6.25 mg of a drug. The tablets on the ward contain 12.5 mg each. How many tablets n do you give? The tablets are scored, so they can be broken in half.

6.25 mg12.5 mg/tablet
n = tablets
2.Easy
200 mg/5 mLV = ? mL

The prescription is 80 mg. The stock solution contains 200 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you draw up?

80 mg200 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
1:1000ampouleV = ? mL

An ampoule of epinephrine (adrenaline) is labelled 1:1000 (1 mg/mL). The prescription is 0.5 mg IM for anaphylaxis. What volume V do you draw up?

1:10000.5 mg
V = mL
4.Medium
1:10 000ampouleV = ? mL

A prefilled syringe of epinephrine (adrenaline) is labelled 1:10 000 (0.1 mg/mL). The prescription is 1 mg IV in cardiac arrest. What volume V do you give?

1:10 0001 mg
V = mL
5.Hard
25%stockV₁ = ? mL

You must prepare 200 mL of a 2% (w/v) solution from a 25% (w/v) stock solution. What volume of stock V₁ do you need?

C₁ = 25%C₂ = 2%V₂ = 200 mL
V₁ = mL
6.Hard
00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.911 mL

The prescription is 1800 units of a drug that comes as 10000 units/mL. Draw up the dose in the 1 mL syringe: what volume V do you give?

1800 units10000 units/mL
V = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. n = 0.5 tablets
  2. 2. V = 2 mL
  3. 3. V = 0.5 mL
  4. 4. V = 10 mL
  5. 5. V₁ = 16 mL
  6. 6. V = 0.18 mL

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