MA107 ROW 3 Dosage Calculation Worksheet

MA Clinic Module 3 (MA107) Dosage Calculation Worksheet ROW Revised 6-2019 Page 1 of 7 Dosage Calculation Worksheet ROW Physician ordered Amoxil capsules for Nicole. On hand: 500 mg capsules. She is to take 500 mg BID for 10 days. 1. How many capsules will Nicole take each day? ___________ 2. How many capsules will you dispense for 10 days? ____________ Physician ordered Lasix 60 mg for Kelly, to be taken QOD. On hand: 60mg tablets. 3. How many tablets will Kelly take for each dosage? ___________ 4. How many tablets will you dispense for 1 month? ___________ Physician orders Lomotil for Michelle. On hand: 5 mg tablets. She is to take 5 mg initially, starting tomorrow morning, then 2.5 mg a day for the next four days. 5. How many tablets will Michelle take initially? ___________ 6. How many tablets will you dispense for the next 4 days? ___________ Physician orders Gantanol Suspension for Angela. On hand: 375 mg/mL. She is to take 375 mg TID for 10 days. 7. How many milliliters will Angela take for each day? ___________ 8. How many milliliters will you dispense for 10 days? ___________ Physician orders Tagamet (liquid) for Tara. On hand 300 mg/mL. She is to take an initial dose of 300 mg, tomorrow morning, then 240 mg’s each morning for 6 additional days. 9. How many milliliters will you dispense to fill the entire prescription? _________ Physician orders Amoxil suspension for Alison. On hand 40 mg/mL. She is to take 250 mg QID for one week. 10. How many milliliters will Alison take for each day? ___________ 11. How many milliliters will you dispense for one week? ___________ Physician orders alprazolam for Tammie. On hand 0.5 mg tablets. She is to take 0.5 mg TID for the next 10 days. 12. How many tablets will Tammie take for each individual dose? ___________ 13. How many tablets will she take each day? ___________ 14. How many tablets will you dispense for 10 days? ___________ Physician orders promethazine for Corrie. On hand: 12.5 mg tablets. She is to take 37.5 mg QID for one week.

MA Clinic Module 3 (MA107) Dosage Calculation Worksheet ROW Revised 6-2019 Page 2 of 7 15. How many tablets will you dispense for one week? ___________ Physician orders Inderal for Debbie. On hand: 160 mg tablets. She is to take 160 mg daily for 3 weeks. 16. How many tablets will Debbie take each day? ___________ 17. How many tablets will you dispense for 3 weeks? ___________ Physician orders Sumycin Suspension for Sherry. On hand: 75 mg/mL. She is to take 750 mg TID for 14 days. 18. How many mL’s will Sherry take for each dose? ___________ 19. How many mL’s will Sherry take each day? ___________ 20. How many mL’s will you dispense for 14 days? ___________ Physician orders Wycillin 600,000 units IM. On hand: Wycillin 300,000 units/mL. 21. How many mL’s will you give? ___________ Physician orders Depo-Medrol 60 mg IM. On hand: Depo-Medrol 75 mg/mL 22. How many milliliters will you give? ___________ Physician orders Compazine 7 mg IM for Kim. On hand: Compazine 5mg/mL 23. How many mL’s will you give? ___________ Show the following units on the insulin syringe. 24. How many units are shown on this syringe? 25. How many units are shown on this syringe? 26. How many milliliters are in an insulin syringe? _____________

MA Clinic Module 3 (MA107) Dosage Calculation Worksheet ROW Revised 6-2019 Page 4 of 7 30. A physician prescribes furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg I.V. push. An ampule of Lasix is labeled 10 mg/mL. How many milliliters would the MA administer? ___________ 31. A patient’s Hickman catheter is to be flushed with 3 mL of heparin solution labeled 100 U/mL. How many units of heparin will be given? ___________ 32. A physician prescribes 75 mg of meperidine (Demerol) I.M. A prefilled syringe containing 100 mg/2 mL is available. How many milliliters would the MA administer? ___________ 33. A patient is to receive 2.5 mg of diazepam (Valium) I.M. The vial is labeled 5mg/5 mL. How many milliliters of solution would the MA administer? ___________ 34. The dosage order for Kytril is 4 mg PO, bid. Kytril is available as 2 mg / 10 mL. How many milliliters should be given for each dose? ___________ The physician prescribes Phenobarbital 48.6 mg P.O. The label on the bottle is: 35. How many tablets will the MA administer? ___________ The physician prescribes Principen 425 mg P.O. The label on the bottle is: 36. How many mL should the MA administer? ___________

MA Clinic Module 3 (MA107) Dosage Calculation Worksheet ROW Revised 6-2019 Page 5 of 7 37. If a drug order calls for 30 mg of propranolol, but the only available form is 20 mg tablets, how many tablets would the MA administer? ___________ 38. A client is ordered 7.5 milligrams of Bendrofluazide. 2.5 milligram tablets are available. How many tablets will you give? ___________ 39. If chlorothiazide is available in 500 mg tablets but the drug order calls for a 750 mg dose, how many tablets should the MA administer? ___________ 40. A client is ordered 2.5 grams of Neomycin sulfate. 1000 milligram tablets are available. How many tablets will you give? ___________ 41. Cylert is available in 37.5 mg tablets but the drug order calls for 56.25 mg dose. How many tablets make up that dose? ___________ 42. A client is ordered 300 milligrams of Thioridazine. 100 milligram tablets are available. How many tablets will you give? ___________ 43. A client is ordered 1.25 milligrams of Clonazepam. 0.5 milligram tablets are available. How many tablets will you give? ___________ Order: Tigan 200 mg I.M. STAT, then 100 mg q6h prn nausea Supply: 2 mL ampule of Tigan containing 100 mg per mL 44. Give: ___________ STAT 45. Give: ___________ q6h Order: Ceftobiprole 8000 mg IM q8h Supply: 10 mL vial containing 10,000 mg per mL 46. Give: ___________ Order: Potassium chloride 16 meq added to each 1000 mL IV fluids Supply: Potassium chloride 30 mL vial containing 2 meq/mL 47. Give: ___________ Order: Zovirax (acyclovir) 60 mg IM q6h Supply: Zovirax 75 mg per 2 mL 48. Give: ___________

MA Clinic Module 3 (MA107) Dosage Calculation Worksheet ROW Revised 6-2019 Page 7 of 7 54. _________________ Order: 6 milligrams of lorazepam. 55. How many milliliter(s) should be given? ___________ Order: 14 milligrams of doxazosin mesylate. How many tablet(s) should be given? 56. ___________ 57. How many tablets are in this container? ____________ Order: 60 milligrams of oseltamivir phosphate. 58. How many milliliter(s) should be given? ___________ 59. How many milligrams are in 25 mL? ____________ 60. What is the generic name of Tamiflu? _____________________ 1.5 tsp