Pharmaceutical Calculations
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Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A prescription calls for 250 mg of a drug. The available tablets are 125 mg each. How many
tablets should be given?
✔✔ 2 tablets
A patient needs 0.5 g of amoxicillin. The pharmacy has 250 mg capsules. How many capsules
are required?
✔✔ 2 capsules
A doctor prescribes 1.2 g of medication per day in three equal doses. How much is each dose?
✔✔ 400 mg
You have a 10% w/v solution of a drug. How many grams are in 50 mL of this solution?
✔✔ 5 g
A patient requires 20 mg/kg of a drug. The patient weighs 70 kg. What is the total dose?
1
,✔✔ 1400 mg
A medication order calls for 0.25 mg/kg for a 60 kg patient. How much should be administered?
✔✔ 15 mg
You have 200 mg tablets. The prescription is 600 mg. How many tablets are needed?
✔✔ 3 tablets
A prescription reads: Give 2 mg/kg to a 45 kg patient. How much drug is required?
✔✔ 90 mg
A liquid medication is labeled 125 mg/5 mL. How many mL are needed for a 250 mg dose?
✔✔ 10 mL
A patient is to receive 0.1 g of a drug. The pharmacy has 50 mg tablets. How many tablets should
be given?
✔✔ 2 tablets
2
, A prescription calls for 30 mg of a drug, and the available tablets are 10 mg. How many tablets
should the patient take?
✔✔ 3 tablets
A doctor prescribes 5 mL of a 20 mg/mL solution. How many milligrams are in the dose?
✔✔ 100 mg
A prescription requires 0.2 g of a medication. The available powder comes in 50 mg packets.
How many packets are needed?
✔✔ 4 packets
A patient requires 10 mL of a 2% solution. How many grams of drug are in the dose?
✔✔ 0.2 g
You have a 5 mg/mL solution. The patient needs 15 mg. How many mL should be administered?
✔✔ 3 mL
A pediatric patient needs 10 mg/kg. The child weighs 18 kg. How much drug is required?
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Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A prescription calls for 250 mg of a drug. The available tablets are 125 mg each. How many
tablets should be given?
✔✔ 2 tablets
A patient needs 0.5 g of amoxicillin. The pharmacy has 250 mg capsules. How many capsules
are required?
✔✔ 2 capsules
A doctor prescribes 1.2 g of medication per day in three equal doses. How much is each dose?
✔✔ 400 mg
You have a 10% w/v solution of a drug. How many grams are in 50 mL of this solution?
✔✔ 5 g
A patient requires 20 mg/kg of a drug. The patient weighs 70 kg. What is the total dose?
1
,✔✔ 1400 mg
A medication order calls for 0.25 mg/kg for a 60 kg patient. How much should be administered?
✔✔ 15 mg
You have 200 mg tablets. The prescription is 600 mg. How many tablets are needed?
✔✔ 3 tablets
A prescription reads: Give 2 mg/kg to a 45 kg patient. How much drug is required?
✔✔ 90 mg
A liquid medication is labeled 125 mg/5 mL. How many mL are needed for a 250 mg dose?
✔✔ 10 mL
A patient is to receive 0.1 g of a drug. The pharmacy has 50 mg tablets. How many tablets should
be given?
✔✔ 2 tablets
2
, A prescription calls for 30 mg of a drug, and the available tablets are 10 mg. How many tablets
should the patient take?
✔✔ 3 tablets
A doctor prescribes 5 mL of a 20 mg/mL solution. How many milligrams are in the dose?
✔✔ 100 mg
A prescription requires 0.2 g of a medication. The available powder comes in 50 mg packets.
How many packets are needed?
✔✔ 4 packets
A patient requires 10 mL of a 2% solution. How many grams of drug are in the dose?
✔✔ 0.2 g
You have a 5 mg/mL solution. The patient needs 15 mg. How many mL should be administered?
✔✔ 3 mL
A pediatric patient needs 10 mg/kg. The child weighs 18 kg. How much drug is required?
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