Dosage Calculations
A doctor prescribes amoxicillin 500 mg TID for 10 days. How many total grams will the patient take?
What is 15g
A prescription is for metformin 500 mg, take one tablet BID. How many days will a 60-tablet bottle last?
What is 30 days?
Convert 3/4 into a decimal.
What is 0.75?
A patient is prescribed 5 mL of liquid medication BID for 10 days. How many mL should be dispensed?
What is 100ml?
A prescription says to take 1 tablet every 8 hours. How many tablets will a 30-day supply require?
What is 90 tablets?
A child’s dosage of ibuprofen is 10 mg/kg. If the child weighs 10 lbs., how many mg should be given?
What is 45mg?
A patient is prescribed gabapentin 300 mg, take one capsule TID. How long will a 90-capsule bottle last?
What is 30 days?
Convert 0.25 into a fraction.
What is 1/4?
A prescription reads “Take 2 tablets TID for 7 days.” How many tablets should be dispensed?
What is 42 tablets?
You have a 250 mg/5 mL concentration of a liquid drug. How many mL are needed for a 125 mg dose?
What is 2.5ml?
A prescription requires 250 mg of a drug. You only have 125 mg tablets. How many tablets should be given?
What is 2 tablets?
A bottle contains 180 tablets of lisinopril 10 mg. If a patient takes 2 tablets per day, how many days will it last?
What is 90 days?
A medication requires 1/2 tablet per dose. How many doses are in a 60-tablet bottle?
What is 120 doses?
A patient needs 1.5 mL per dose, and the pharmacy has a 30 mL bottle. How many doses are in the bottle?
What is 20 doses?
A prescription is written for a tapering steroid: 40 mg x 3 days, 30 mg x 3 days, 20 mg x 3 days, 10 mg x 3 days. How many tablets should be dispensed if each tablet is 10 mg?
What is 30 tablets?
A doctor prescribes a medication at 5 mg/kg/day for a 31.8kg patient. What is the total daily dose? (Round to the nearest whole number)
What is 159mg?
A patient takes two different inhalers: one is a 200-dose albuterol inhaler used PRN up to 2 puffs 4 times per day, and one is a 120-dose maintenance inhaler used as i puff BID. How long will each inhaler last if used as prescribed?
What is 25 & 30 days?
A child is prescribed 1/3 of an adult dose of 600 mg. How many mg should the child receive? (Round to the nearest whole number)
What is 200 mg
A prescription is written for a compounded cream: 60 g of hydrocortisone and 30 g of lidocaine. What is the total amount to dispense?
What is 90g?
A child’s dosage of Amox 250 mg/10kg. If the child weighs 44 lbs., how many mg should be given?
What is 500mg?
A patient needs 2.5 mL of a liquid medication per dose. The concentration is 200 mg/5 mL. How many mg does the patient receive per dose?
What is 100mg?
A prescription is written for oxycodone 5 mg, take 1-2 tablets every 6 hours PRN. If the pharmacy dispenses 120 tablets, what is the shortest number of days this supply could last?
What is 15 days?
A patient is to receive 5/8 of a 400 mg dose. How many mg is that?
What is 250mg?
A doctor prescribes an insulin and the patient is to use 25 us tid. How many days will 2 bottles last?
What is 26 days?
A patient needs 10 mL of a liquid medication per dose. The concentration is 750 mg/tsp. How many doses can the patient get out of a half pint bottle?
What is 24 doses?