The prescription is 80 mg. The stock solution contains 100 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you draw up?
Dosage calculations worksheet with answers
1.Easy
80 mg100 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
The prescription is 82.5 mg. The stock solution contains 25 mg in 1 mL. Draw up the dose in the syringe: what volume V do you give?
82.5 mg25 mg/1 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
A child weighing 20 kg is prescribed 2.5 mg/kg of a drug. The stock solution contains 50 mg/mL. Draw up the dose: what volume V do you give?
20 kg2.5 mg/kg50 mg/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
A child weighing 8 kg is prescribed 2.5 mg/kg of a drug. The stock solution contains 20 mg/mL. Draw up the dose: what volume V do you give?
8 kg2.5 mg/kg20 mg/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
The prescription is 550 units of a drug that comes as 1000 units/mL. Draw up the dose in the 1 mL syringe: what volume V do you give?
550 units1000 units/mL
V = mL
6.Hard
The prescription is 6400 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?
6400 units10000 units/mL
V = mL
Answer key
- 1. V = 4 mL
- 2. V = 3.3 mL
- 3. V = 1 mL
- 4. V = 1 mL
- 5. V = 0.55 mL
- 6. V = 0.64 mL
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