Dosage
Calculations / IV
Rate & Drip
calculations Exams
Questions and
Denning [Date] [Course title]
, Dosage Calculation - Correct Answer:: D = Doctor's orders or the
Desired amount ordered
H = What you have on- Hand or the supply of the need
V = Vehicle or the dose form of the drug (tablets, capsules, mL
X = the unknown amount to give
*Dimensional Analysis*
V/H × C/C × D/1 = X
*Example*
MD orders 30 mg IM Phenobarbital QD
You have i gr of Phenobarbital in 1 mL vial
Calculations / IV
Rate & Drip
calculations Exams
Questions and
Denning [Date] [Course title]
, Dosage Calculation - Correct Answer:: D = Doctor's orders or the
Desired amount ordered
H = What you have on- Hand or the supply of the need
V = Vehicle or the dose form of the drug (tablets, capsules, mL
X = the unknown amount to give
*Dimensional Analysis*
V/H × C/C × D/1 = X
*Example*
MD orders 30 mg IM Phenobarbital QD
You have i gr of Phenobarbital in 1 mL vial
