Dosage calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
0123455 mL

The prescription is 136 mg. The stock solution contains 200 mg in 5 mL. Draw up the dose in the syringe: what volume V do you give?

136 mg200 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
0123455 mL

The prescription is 144 mg. The stock solution contains 40 mg in 1 mL. Draw up the dose in the syringe: what volume V do you give?

144 mg40 mg/1 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
024681010 mL

A child weighing 23 kg is prescribed 2 mg/kg of a drug. The stock solution contains 10 mg/mL. Draw up the dose: what volume V do you give?

23 kg2 mg/kg10 mg/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
30 kg15 mg/kg/day3× per dayD = ? mg

A patient weighs 30 kg. The prescribed dose is 15 mg/kg per day, given in 3 equal doses. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

30 kg15 mg/kg/day3× per day
D = mg
5.Hard
100 mg/5 mLV = ? mL

A child weighing 28 kg is prescribed 10 mg/kg per dose of an oral suspension that contains 100 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give?

28 kg10 mg/kg100 mg/5 mL
V = mL
6.Hard
00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.911 mL

The prescription is 5800 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?

5800 units10000 units/mL
V = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 3.4 mL
  2. 2. V = 3.6 mL
  3. 3. V = 4.6 mL
  4. 4. D = 150 mg
  5. 5. V = 14 mL
  6. 6. V = 0.58 mL

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