Dosage calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
0123455 mL

The prescription is 34 mg. The stock solution contains 10 mg in 1 mL. Draw up the dose in the syringe: what volume V do you give?

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

The prescription is 95 mg. The stock solution contains 100 mg in 2 mL. Draw up the dose in the syringe: what volume V do you give?

95 mg100 mg/2 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
80 kg7.5 mg/kgD = ? mg

A patient weighs 80 kg and is prescribed 7.5 mg/kg as a single dose. Find the dose D in mg.

80 kg7.5 mg/kg
D = mg
4.Medium
70 kg15 mg/kg/day2× per dayD = ? mg

A patient weighs 70 kg. The prescribed dose is 15 mg/kg per day, given in 2 equal doses. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

70 kg15 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
5.Hard
00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.911 mL

The prescription is 3350 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?

3350 units5000 units/mL
V = mL
6.Hard
00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.911 mL

The prescription is 1100 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?

1100 units10000 units/mL
V = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 3.4 mL
  2. 2. V = 1.9 mL
  3. 3. D = 600 mg
  4. 4. D = 525 mg
  5. 5. V = 0.67 mL
  6. 6. V = 0.11 mL

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