Dosage calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
0123455 mL

The prescription is 80 mg. The stock solution contains 200 mg in 5 mL. Draw up the dose in the syringe: what volume V do you give?

80 mg200 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
500 mg/10 mLV = ? mL

The prescription is 750 mg. The stock solution contains 500 mg in 10 mL. What volume V do you draw up?

750 mg500 mg/10 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
024681010 mL

A child weighing 10 kg is prescribed 3 mg/kg of a drug. The stock solution contains 25 mg/mL. Draw up the dose: what volume V do you give?

10 kg3 mg/kg25 mg/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
12 kg25 mg/kgD = ? mg

A patient weighs 12 kg and is prescribed 25 mg/kg as a single dose. Find the dose D in mg.

12 kg25 mg/kg
D = mg
5.Hard
00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.911 mL

The prescription is 1700 units of a drug that comes as 5000 units/mL. Draw up the dose in the 1 mL syringe: what volume V do you give?

1700 units5000 units/mL
V = mL
6.Hard
70 kg175 cmBSA = √(h·w/3600)25 mg/m²D = ? mg

A patient is 175 cm tall and weighs 70 kg. The prescription is 25 mg/m². Using the Mosteller formula BSA = √(height (cm) × weight (kg)/3600), find the dose D in mg.

175 cm70 kg25 mg/m²
D = mg

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 2 mL
  2. 2. V = 15 mL
  3. 3. V = 1.2 mL
  4. 4. D = 300 mg
  5. 5. V = 0.34 mL
  6. 6. D = 46.12 mg

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