Dosage calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
0123455 mL

The prescription is 85 mg. The stock solution contains 125 mg in 5 mL. Draw up the dose in the syringe: what volume V do you give?

85 mg125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
200 mcg/1 mLV = ? mL

The prescription is 0.4 mg by injection. The ampoule is labelled 200 micrograms per mL. What volume V do you draw up?

0.4 mg200 mcg/mL
V = mL
3.Medium
15 kg25 mg/kgD = ? mg

A patient weighs 15 kg and is prescribed 25 mg/kg as a single dose. Find the dose D in mg.

15 kg25 mg/kg
D = mg
4.Medium
2%w/vV = ? mL

A dose of 50 mg is needed from a 2% (w/v) solution. What volume V contains this dose?

50 mg2% w/v
V = mL
5.Hard
00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.911 mL

The prescription is 0.88 mg. The ampoule contains 1000 micrograms per mL. Draw up the dose in the 1 mL syringe: what volume V do you give?

0.88 mg1000 mcg/mL
V = mL
6.Hard
200 mg/5 mLV = ? mL

A child weighing 10 kg is prescribed 10 mg/kg per dose of an oral suspension that contains 200 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give?

10 kg10 mg/kg200 mg/5 mL
V = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 3.4 mL
  2. 2. V = 2 mL
  3. 3. D = 375 mg
  4. 4. V = 2.5 mL
  5. 5. V = 0.88 mL
  6. 6. V = 2.5 mL

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