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Dosage Calculation

Practice Dosage Calculation Problems

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The doctor writes an order for a liquid oral medication. The order says to administer 15 mg by mouth every 4 hours as needed for sore throat. Pharmacy dispenses you with 30 mg/3ml. How many ml will you administer per dose?* 1.5mL
The doctor writes an order a liquid oral medication. The order says to administer 20 grams by mouth BID. Pharmacy dispenses you with 10 gram/15 ml. How many ml will you administer per dose? 30mL
The doctor writes an order for a medication. The order says to administer 12.5 mg PO BID. Pharmacy dispenses you with 6.25 mg tablets. How many tablets do you administer with this dose? 2 tablets
The doctor writes an order for a medication. The order says to administer 0.1 gram by mouth daily. Pharmacy dispenses you with 100 mg per tablet. How many tablets will you administer per dose? 1 tablet
The doctor ordered labetalol hydrochloride (Normodyne) 300 mg PO bid. The available dose is 200 mg tablets. The nurse will give: 1.5 tablets
The physician ordered 120 mcg of medication. Onquid suspension of 0.06 mg/ml. How many ml will the nurse administer? 2mL
The patient was ordered to take azithromycin 2 g PO as a single dose. The available stock is 250 mg tablets. The nurse will give: 8 tablets
Order: 0.6 mg Available: 50 mcg/ ml How many ml will the nurse administer? 12mL
Order: 2 g Available: 500 mg/ ml How many ml will the nurse give? 4mL
Ordered: Quinidine sulfate 0.3 g PO bid for a patient with arrhythmia Label: 150 mg tablets How many tablets will the nurse give? 2 Tablets
Ordered: 0.5 g Available: 500 mg/ ml How many ml will the nurse administer? 1mL
The doctor ordered propranolol 60 mg PO tid. Propranolol 40 mg tablets are available. How much will the nurse give? 1.5 Tablets
The physician orders 0.75 g PO of a drug. The available dose s 250 mg/ 5ml syrup. How many ml will the nurse administer? 15mL
The doctor ordered Diazepam 5 mg PO. The label showed 10 mg scored tablets. How many tablet(s) should the nurse give? 0.5 tablets
The doctor odered diazepam (Valium) 10 mg PO bid for a patient. Diazepam is available in 15 mg extended-release capsules, 5 mg/ ml vial and 5 mg/ 5 ml oral solution. What will the nurse administer? 10mL
Ordered: 20 mg/ kg of Drug X for a child weighing 50 lb. How many mg of the drug will the nurse administer to the child? 454mg
The doctor ordered diphenhydramine (Benadryl) 40 mg PO tid for a patient Benadryl 12.5 mg/5ml is available. How much will the patient would have received in 24-hours? 48mL
Order: 80 mg Available: 160 mg/ 5 ml How many l will the nurse administer? 2.5mL
The doctor ordered a medication for a patient 50 mg/ kg weight. The patient weighs 110 lbs. What is the total dose in grams that the patient should receive? 2.5g
Methyldopa 500 mg po Dose on hand: Methyldopa 250 mg tablets Question: How many tablets of methyldopa does the nurse administer? 2 Tabs
Phenytoin 100 mg po Dose on hand: Phenytoin 30 mg/5 mL suspension Question: How many mL of phenytoin suspension does the nurse administer? Round your answer to the nearest tenth 16.7mL
Theophylline 80 mg po Dose on hand: Theophylline 150 mg/15 mL elixir Question: How many mL of theophylline elixir does the nurse administer? 8mL
Amoxicillin 250 mg po Dose on hand: Amoxicillin 125 mg/5 mL suspension Question: How many mL of Amoxicillin suspension does the nurse administer? 10mL
Ciprofloxacin 250 mg po Dose on hand: Ciprofloxacin 500 mg/5 mL suspension Question: How many mL of Ciprofloxacin suspension does the nurse administer? 2.5mL
Chlordiazepoxide 100 mg po Dose on hand: Chlordiazepoxide 25 mg capsules Question: How many capsules of chlordiazepoxide does the nurse administer? 4 capsules
Acetaminophen 120 mg po Dose on hand: Acetaminophen 80 mg/5 mL suspension Question: How many mL of acetaminophen suspension does the nurse administer? 7.5mL
Digoxin 0.75 mg po Dose on hand: Digoxin 0.5 mg tablets Question: How many tablets of digoxin does the nurse administer? 1.5 tablets
Warfarin 7.5 mg po Dose on hand: Warfarin 2.5 mg tablets Question: How many tablets of warfarin does the nurse administer? 3 tablets
Metoprolol 12.5 mg Dose on hand: Metoprolol 25 mg tablets Question: How many tablets of metoprolol does the nurse administer? 0.5 tablets
Prednisone 30 mg po Dose on hand: Prednisone 20 mg tablets Question: How many tablets of prednisone does the nurse administer? 1.5 tablets
Ampicillin 1 g po Dose on hand: Ampicillin 250 mg capsules Question: How many capsules of ampicillin does the nurse administer? 4 capsules
Ibuprofen 150 mg po Dose on hand: Ibuprofen 100 mg/ 2.5 mL suspension Question: How many mL of Ibuprofen suspension does the nurse administer? 3.75mL
Furosemide 30 mg po Dose on hand: Furosemide 10 mg/mL solution Question: How many mL of Furosemide solution does the nurse administer? 3mL
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