Dosage calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
0123455 mL

The prescription is 152 mg. The stock solution contains 200 mg in 5 mL. Draw up the dose in the syringe: what volume V do you give?

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

The prescription is 76 mg. The stock solution contains 20 mg in 1 mL. Draw up the dose in the syringe: what volume V do you give?

76 mg20 mg/1 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
024681010 mL

A child weighing 40 kg is prescribed 2 mg/kg of a drug. The stock solution contains 20 mg/mL. Draw up the dose: what volume V do you give?

40 kg2 mg/kg20 mg/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
15 kg15 mg/kg/day4× per dayD = ? mg

A patient weighs 15 kg. The prescribed dose is 15 mg/kg per day, given in 4 equal doses. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

15 kg15 mg/kg/day4× per day
D = mg
5.Hard
20k units500 mL? mL/h1250 units/h

An infusion contains 20000 units of a drug in 500 mL. The prescription is 1250 units per hour. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h?

20000 units/500 mL1250 units/h
R = mL/h
6.Hard
120 mg/5 mLV = ? mL

A child weighing 16 kg is prescribed 12.5 mg/kg per dose of an oral suspension that contains 120 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give? Round to one decimal place.

16 kg12.5 mg/kg120 mg/5 mL
V = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 3.8 mL
  2. 2. V = 3.8 mL
  3. 3. V = 4 mL
  4. 4. D = 56.25 mg
  5. 5. R = 31.25 mL/h
  6. 6. V = 8.3 mL

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