Dosage calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
0123455 mL

The prescription is 135 mg. The stock solution contains 100 mg in 2 mL. Draw up the dose in the syringe: what volume V do you give?

135 mg100 mg/2 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
0123455 mL

The prescription is 210 mg. The stock solution contains 100 mg in 2 mL. Draw up the dose in the syringe: what volume V do you give?

210 mg100 mg/2 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
024681010 mL

A child weighing 24 kg is prescribed 5 mg/kg of a drug. The stock solution contains 40 mg/mL. Draw up the dose: what volume V do you give?

24 kg5 mg/kg40 mg/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
024681010 mL

A child weighing 30 kg is prescribed 4 mg/kg of a drug. The stock solution contains 20 mg/mL. Draw up the dose: what volume V do you give?

30 kg4 mg/kg20 mg/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
40 mg/1 mLV = ? mL

A child weighing 24 kg is prescribed 15 mg/kg per dose of an oral suspension that contains 40 mg in 1 mL. What volume V do you give?

24 kg15 mg/kg40 mg/1 mL
V = mL
6.Hard
40 mg/1 mLV = ? mL

A child weighing 10 kg is prescribed 20 mg/kg per dose of an oral suspension that contains 40 mg in 1 mL. What volume V do you give?

10 kg20 mg/kg40 mg/1 mL
V = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 2.7 mL
  2. 2. V = 4.2 mL
  3. 3. V = 3 mL
  4. 4. V = 6 mL
  5. 5. V = 9 mL
  6. 6. V = 5 mL

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