Dosage calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
125 mg/5 mLV = ? mL

The prescription is 75 mg. The stock solution contains 125 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you draw up?

75 mg125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
0123455 mL

The prescription is 19 mg. The stock solution contains 10 mg in 1 mL. Draw up the dose in the syringe: what volume V do you give?

19 mg10 mg/1 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
024681010 mL

A child weighing 19 kg is prescribed 5 mg/kg of a drug. The stock solution contains 25 mg/mL. Draw up the dose: what volume V do you give?

19 kg5 mg/kg25 mg/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
30 kg5 mg/kgD = ? mg

A patient weighs 30 kg and is prescribed 5 mg/kg as a single dose. Find the dose D in mg.

30 kg5 mg/kg
D = mg
5.Hard
25k units500 mL? mL/h1200 units/h

An infusion contains 25000 units of a drug in 500 mL. The prescription is 1200 units per hour. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h?

25000 units/500 mL1200 units/h
R = mL/h
6.Hard
00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.911 mL

The prescription is 0.1 mg. The ampoule contains 1000 micrograms per mL. Draw up the dose in the 1 mL syringe: what volume V do you give?

0.1 mg1000 mcg/mL
V = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 3 mL
  2. 2. V = 1.9 mL
  3. 3. V = 3.8 mL
  4. 4. D = 150 mg
  5. 5. R = 24 mL/h
  6. 6. V = 0.1 mL

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