Dosage calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
10 mg/1 mLV = ? mL

The prescription is 5 mg. The stock solution contains 10 mg in 1 mL. What volume V do you draw up?

5 mg10 mg/1 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
0123455 mL

The prescription is 100 mg. The stock solution contains 40 mg in 1 mL. Draw up the dose in the syringe: what volume V do you give?

100 mg40 mg/1 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
45 kg2 mg/kg/day2× per dayD = ? mg

A patient weighs 45 kg. The prescribed dose is 2 mg/kg per day, given in 2 equal doses. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

45 kg2 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
4.Medium
024681010 mL

A child weighing 26 kg is prescribed 5 mg/kg of a drug. The stock solution contains 25 mg/mL. Draw up the dose: what volume V do you give?

26 kg5 mg/kg25 mg/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.911 mL

The prescription is 2600 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?

2600 units5000 units/mL
V = mL
6.Hard
100 mg/5 mLV = ? mL

A child weighing 14 kg is prescribed 5 mg/kg per dose of an oral suspension that contains 100 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give?

14 kg5 mg/kg100 mg/5 mL
V = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 0.5 mL
  2. 2. V = 2.5 mL
  3. 3. D = 45 mg
  4. 4. V = 5.2 mL
  5. 5. V = 0.52 mL
  6. 6. V = 3.5 mL

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