Dosage calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
0123455 mL

The prescription is 160 mg. The stock solution contains 50 mg in 1 mL. Draw up the dose in the syringe: what volume V do you give?

160 mg50 mg/1 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
0123455 mL

The prescription is 165 mg. The stock solution contains 50 mg in 1 mL. Draw up the dose in the syringe: what volume V do you give?

165 mg50 mg/1 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
30 kg20 mg/kgD = ? mg

A patient weighs 30 kg and is prescribed 20 mg/kg as a single dose. Find the dose D in mg.

30 kg20 mg/kg
D = mg
4.Medium
024681010 mL

A child weighing 14 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?

14 kg15 mg/kg25 mg/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.911 mL

The prescription is 620 micrograms. The ampoule contains 2 mg/mL. Draw up the dose in the 1 mL syringe: what volume V do you give?

620 mcg2 mg/mL
V = mL
6.Hard
00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.911 mL

The prescription is 340 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?

340 units1000 units/mL
V = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 3.2 mL
  2. 2. V = 3.3 mL
  3. 3. D = 600 mg
  4. 4. V = 8.4 mL
  5. 5. V = 0.31 mL
  6. 6. V = 0.34 mL

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