Pharmacy calculations worksheet with answers

Free printable Pharmacy calculations worksheet: 6 problems from easy to exam level, with an answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF.

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1.Easy
0123455 mL

A solution is 2% w/v. You need 74 mg of the drug. Draw up the volume in the syringe: what volume V is that?

2% w/v74 mg
V = mL
2.Easy
0123455 mL

A solution is 5% w/v. You need 140 mg of the drug. Draw up the volume in the syringe: what volume V is that?

5% w/v140 mg
V = mL
3.Medium
penicillin G 5 000 000 unitsdiluent addedconcentration18.2 mL250 000 units/mL8.2 mL500 000 units/mL3.2 mL1 000 000 units/mL1 200 000 units → ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A vial of penicillin G contains 5 000 000 units. Its practice label gives three strengths (see the table). You add 18.2 mL of diluent. The prescribed dose is 1 200 000 units. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

18.2 mL → 250 000 units/mL1 200 000 units
V = mL
4.Medium
penicillin G 5 000 000 unitsdiluent addedconcentration18.2 mL250 000 units/mL8.2 mL500 000 units/mL3.2 mL1 000 000 units/mL2 400 000 units → ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A vial of penicillin G contains 5 000 000 units. Its practice label gives three strengths (see the table). You add 8.2 mL of diluent. The prescribed dose is 2 400 000 units. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

8.2 mL → 500 000 units/mL2 400 000 units
V = mL
5.Hard
50%dextrose? mL+10%dextrose20%200 mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). You must prepare 200 mL of 20% dextrose by mixing 50% and 10% dextrose. How many mL V of the 50% solution do you need? Round to the nearest whole mL.

50%10%20%200 mL
V = mL
6.Hard
0123455 mL

A vial holds 250 mg of powder. You add 3.4 mL of diluent, and the powder adds 0.6 mL of volume. The prescription is 75 mg. Draw up the dose: what volume V do you give?

250 mg3.4 mL + 0.6 mL75 mg
V = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 3.7 mL
  2. 2. V = 2.8 mL
  3. 3. V = 4.8 mL
  4. 4. V = 4.8 mL
  5. 5. V = 50 mL
  6. 6. V = 1.2 mL

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