Dosage calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
50 mcg/1 mLV = ? mL

The prescription is 0.1 mg by injection. The ampoule is labelled 50 micrograms per mL. What volume V do you draw up?

0.1 mg50 mcg/mL
V = mL
2.Easy
250 mg/5 mLV = ? mL

The prescription is 187.5 mg. The stock solution contains 250 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you draw up?

187.5 mg250 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
12 kg15 mg/kg/day2× per dayD = ? mg

A patient weighs 12 kg. The prescribed dose is 15 mg/kg per day, given in 2 equal doses. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

12 kg15 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
4.Medium
024681010 mL

A child weighing 6 kg is prescribed 20 mg/kg of a drug. The stock solution contains 40 mg/mL. Draw up the dose: what volume V do you give?

6 kg20 mg/kg40 mg/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
40k units500 mL? mL/h1250 units/h

An infusion contains 40000 units of a drug in 500 mL. The prescription is 1250 units per hour. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h?

40000 units/500 mL1250 units/h
R = mL/h
6.Hard
00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.911 mL

The prescription is 3320 micrograms. The ampoule contains 4 mg/mL. Draw up the dose in the 1 mL syringe: what volume V do you give?

3320 mcg4 mg/mL
V = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 2 mL
  2. 2. V = 3.75 mL
  3. 3. D = 90 mg
  4. 4. V = 3 mL
  5. 5. R = 15.63 mL/h
  6. 6. V = 0.83 mL

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