Dosage calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
0123455 mL

The prescription is 28 mg. The stock solution contains 40 mg in 1 mL. Draw up the dose in the syringe: what volume V do you give?

28 mg40 mg/1 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
100 mcg/1 mLV = ? mL

The prescription is 0.1 mg by injection. The ampoule is labelled 100 micrograms per mL. What volume V do you draw up?

0.1 mg100 mcg/mL
V = mL
3.Medium
024681010 mL

A child weighing 6 kg is prescribed 15 mg/kg of a drug. The stock solution contains 25 mg/mL. Draw up the dose: what volume V do you give?

6 kg15 mg/kg25 mg/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
45 kg2 mg/kg/day3× per dayD = ? mg

A patient weighs 45 kg. The prescribed dose is 2 mg/kg per day, given in 3 equal doses. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

45 kg2 mg/kg/day3× per day
D = mg
5.Hard
125 mg/5 mLV = ? mL

A child weighing 8 kg is prescribed 12.5 mg/kg per dose of an oral suspension that contains 125 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give?

8 kg12.5 mg/kg125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
6.Hard
00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.911 mL

The prescription is 260 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?

260 units1000 units/mL
V = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 0.7 mL
  2. 2. V = 1 mL
  3. 3. V = 3.6 mL
  4. 4. D = 30 mg
  5. 5. V = 4 mL
  6. 6. V = 0.26 mL

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