Pharmacy calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
sodium chloride0.9% w/v100 mL? g

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). How many g of sodium chloride are in 100 mL of 0.9% w/v solution? Find m.

0.9% w/v100 mL
m = g
2.Easy
0123455 mL

A solution is 5% w/v. You need 55 mg of the drug. Draw up the volume in the syringe: what volume V is that?

5% w/v55 mg
V = mL
3.Medium
024681010 mL

A solution has a ratio strength of 1:10 000. You need 0.34 mg. Draw up the volume in the 10 mL syringe: what volume V is that?

1:10 0000.34 mg
V = mL
4.Medium
ceftriaxone 2 gAdd 19.2 mL sterile water.Powder volume: 0.8 mL.800 mg → ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A vial contains ceftriaxone 2000 mg as a powder. The practice label says to add 19.2 mL of sterile water; the powder adds 0.8 mL to the volume. The prescribed dose is 800 mg. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

2000 mg19.2 mL+0.8 mL800 mg
V = mL
5.Hard
0123455 mL

A vial holds 1000 mg of powder. You add 3.8 mL of diluent, and the powder adds 0.2 mL of volume. The prescription is 825 mg. Draw up the dose: what volume V do you give?

1000 mg3.8 mL + 0.2 mL825 mg
V = mL
6.Hard
0123455 mL

A vial holds 1000 mg of powder. You add 4.2 mL of diluent, and the powder adds 0.8 mL of volume. The prescription is 560 mg. Draw up the dose: what volume V do you give?

1000 mg4.2 mL + 0.8 mL560 mg
V = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. m = 0.9 g
  2. 2. V = 1.1 mL
  3. 3. V = 3.4 mL
  4. 4. V = 8 mL
  5. 5. V = 3.3 mL
  6. 6. V = 2.8 mL

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