Dosage calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
0123455 mL

The prescription is 43 mg. The stock solution contains 10 mg in 1 mL. Draw up the dose in the syringe: what volume V do you give?

43 mg10 mg/1 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
0123455 mL

The prescription is 14 mg. The stock solution contains 20 mg in 1 mL. Draw up the dose in the syringe: what volume V do you give?

14 mg20 mg/1 mL
V = mL
3.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
4.Medium
1:10 000ampouleV = ? mL

A prefilled syringe of epinephrine (adrenaline) is labelled 1:10 000 (0.1 mg/mL). The prescription is 1 mg IV in cardiac arrest. What volume V do you give?

1:10 0001 mg
V = mL
5.Hard
40k units250 mL? mL/h500 units/h

An infusion contains 40000 units of a drug in 250 mL. The prescription is 500 units per hour. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h?

40000 units/250 mL500 units/h
R = mL/h
6.Hard
40 mg/1 mLV = ? mL

A child weighing 12 kg is prescribed 12.5 mg/kg per dose of an oral suspension that contains 40 mg in 1 mL. What volume V do you give? Round to one decimal place.

12 kg12.5 mg/kg40 mg/1 mL
V = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 4.3 mL
  2. 2. V = 0.7 mL
  3. 3. D = 300 mg
  4. 4. V = 10 mL
  5. 5. R = 3.125 mL/h
  6. 6. V = 3.8 mL

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