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Medication Math
Name: ______________________
Date___________________________
1. Answer the following question based on the information found on the drug label below.
Prescriber ordered 375 mg of Cleocin Phosphate (clindamycin) to be given now IM. How many
mL’s would you administer to your client?
____________mL
2. Answer the following question based on the information found on the drug label below.
2._______mL/dose
Order: 150 mg of Augmentin is ordered to be given every 8 hours by mouth.
How many mL will be adminstered per dose?
Revised September 2015/dt
3. The physician orders Morphine 5mg IM now.
3. _______mL/dose
Pharmacy supplies Morphine 15 mg/mL.
How many mL will be administered?
(Round to the nearest tenths)
4. Order: Penicillin V 250 mg by mouth three times/day.
4. ___________
Recommended dosage: 250 mg every 6-8 hour
Calculate and explain if prescribed dose is safe.
5. A client weighs 220 lbs and is to be treated with an antibiotic
5. ________g/day
for a urinary tract infection.
The ordered dosage is 150mg/kg/day IV.
What is the total amount of medication in grams that the client will receive in one day?
6. Order: Ceclor 375 mg every 8 hours
6. ________mL/dose
Available: Ceclor oral suspension 125 mg/tsp
How many mL will be needed for one dose?
7. Order: 250 mg Ampicillin IM q 6 hours.
Available: Vial containing Ampicillin equivalent to 1 gram Ampicillin.
Reconstituted with 3.5 mL diluent.
Resulting solution contains 250mg ampicillin per mL.
How many mL/dose are needed?
Revised September 2015/dt
7. _________mL/dose
Medication Math
EXAM #1KEY
Name: __________________
Date___________________________
Answer the following question based on the information found on the drug label below.
Prescriber ordered 375 mg of Cleocin Phosphate (clindamycin) to be given now IM. How many
mL’s would you administer to your client?
___2.5 mL
1. Answer the following question based on the information found on the drug label below.
2._____6_mL/dose
Order: 150 mg of Augmentin is ordered to be given every 8 hours by mouth.
How many mL will be adminstered per dose?
Revised September 2015/dt
2. The physician orders Morphine 5mg IM now.
. ___0.3__mL/dose
Pharmacy supplies Morphine 15mg/mL.
How many mL will be administered?
(Round to the nearest tenths)
3. Order: Penicillin V 250 mg by mouth three times/day.
3. Yes it’s safe. The
order is for 750mg/day
and the recommended
dosage is 7501000mg/day
Recommended dosage: 250 mg every 6-8 hour
Calculate and explain if prescribed dose is safe.
4. A client weighs 220 lbs and is to be treated with an antibiotic
4. __15___g/day
for a urinary tract infection.
The ordered dosage is 150mg/kg/day IM.
What is the total amount of medication in grams that the client will receive in one day?
5. Order: Ceclor 375 mg every 8 hours
5. _15____mL/dose
Available: Ceclor oral suspension 125mg/tsp
How many mL will be needed for one dose?
6. Order: 250 mg Ampicillin IM q 6 hours.
Available: Vial containing Ampicillin equivalent to 1 gram Ampicillin.
Reconstituted with 3.5 mL diluent.
Resulting solution contains 250mg ampicillin per mL.
How many mL/dose are needed?
Revised September 2015/dt
6. __1_____mL/dose