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 0.5% w/v. You need 7.5 mg of the drug. Draw up the volume in the syringe: what volume V is that?

0.5% w/v7.5 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
00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.911 mL

A solution has a ratio strength of 1:1000. You need 0.85 mg. Draw up the volume in the 1 mL syringe: what volume V is that?

1:10000.85 mg
V = mL
4.Medium
ampicillin 1 gAdd 3.5 mL sterile water.Powder volume: 0.5 mL.? mg/mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A vial contains ampicillin 1000 mg as a powder. The practice label says to add 3.5 mL of sterile water; the powder adds 0.5 mL to the volume. What is the concentration C in mg/mL after reconstitution?

1000 mg3.5 mL+0.5 mL
C = mg/mL
5.Hard
0123455 mL

A vial holds 500 mg of powder. You add 4.2 mL of diluent, and the powder adds 0.8 mL of volume. The prescription is 120 mg. Draw up the dose: what volume V do you give?

500 mg4.2 mL + 0.8 mL120 mg
V = mL
6.Hard
50%dextrose+10%dextrose? mL20%1000 mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). You must prepare 1000 mL of 20% dextrose by mixing 50% and 10% dextrose. How many mL V of the 10% solution do you need? Round to the nearest whole mL.

50%10%20%1000 mL
V = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 1.5 mL
  2. 2. V = 2.8 mL
  3. 3. V = 0.85 mL
  4. 4. C = 250 mg/mL
  5. 5. V = 1.2 mL
  6. 6. V = 750 mL

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