Dosage calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
? × 100 mcg

The prescription is 0.1 mg of a drug. The tablets contain 100 micrograms (mcg) each. How many tablets n do you give?

0.1 mg100 mcg/tablet
n = tablets
2.Easy
? × 62.5 mcg

The prescription is 0.125 mg of a drug. The tablets contain 62.5 micrograms (mcg) each. How many tablets n do you give?

0.125 mg62.5 mcg/tablet
n = tablets
3.Medium
024681010 mL

A child weighing 11 kg is prescribed 2 mg/kg of a drug. The stock solution contains 10 mg/mL. Draw up the dose: what volume V do you give?

11 kg2 mg/kg10 mg/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
32 kgBSA = 1.01 m²100 mg/m²D = ? mg

A patient weighing 32 kg has a body surface area of 1.01 m². The prescription is 100 mg/m². Find the dose D in mg.

32 kgBSA = 1.01 m²100 mg/m²
D = mg
5.Hard
200 mg/5 mLV = ? mL

A patient weighs 94.6 lb. The prescription is 1 mg/kg as a single dose, and the stock contains 200 mg in 5 mL. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, what volume V do you give? Round to one decimal place.

94.6 lb1 mg/kg200 mg/5 mL1 kg = 2.2 lb
V = mL
6.Hard
00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.911 mL

The prescription is 3280 micrograms. The ampoule contains 4 mg/mL. Draw up the dose in the 1 mL syringe: what volume V do you give?

3280 mcg4 mg/mL
V = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. n = 1 tablets
  2. 2. n = 2 tablets
  3. 3. V = 2.2 mL
  4. 4. D = 101 mg
  5. 5. V = 1.1 mL
  6. 6. V = 0.82 mL

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