Chapter 8: Exam skills and revision exercises

Janet is under your care and has been ordered 1g of penicillin orally. What is the required dose of penicillin in milligrams?

1000

Marcus has been prescribed flucloxacillin. The stock suspension is 0.125g/5ml. What is the stock strength of the medication in mg/5ml?

125

Alistair has a mild infection and has been ordered benzyl penicillin from an available mixture of 0.8g/ml. What is this strength in mg/ml?

800

Prudence has been ordered paracetamol and the stock syrup on hand is 0.25g/5ml. What is this strength in mg/5ml?

250

Jane is under your care and has been ordered 0.75g of penicillin orally. What is the required amount of penicillin in milligrams for Jane's dose?

750

Mark has been prescribed flucloxacillin. The stock suspension is 1.25g/5ml. What is the stock strength of the medication in mg/5ml?

750

Alison has a mild infection and has been ordered benzyl penicillin from an available mixture of 0.25g/ml. What is this strength in mg/ml?

250

Petula has been ordered paracetamol, and the stock syrup on hand is 0.5g/5ml. What is this strength in mg/5ml?

500

Jean Constantine needs to have 0.0250g of her medication daily which is available in stock strength 5mg, 3mg and 1mg tablets. How many milligrams does Jean require?

25

Michael Crompton needs to have 0.015g of his medication daily which is available in stock strength 5mg, 3mg and 1mg. How many milligrams does Michael require?

15

Herman Gustov needs to have 0.125g of his medication daily which is available in stock strength 5mg, 3mg and 1mg tablets so you need to work out this amount in milligrams. How many milligrams does Herman require?

125

Michaela Burnham needs to have 800mcg of her prescribed drug once a day. How many milligrams is this?

0.8

Marci Stroud needs to have 0.01g of her prescribed drug once a day. How many milligrams is this?

10

Alistair Mohamed needs to have 5250mcg of his prescribed drug once a day. How many milligrams is this?

5.25

Abdula Mohamed needs to have 01.25g of his prescribed drug once a day. How many milligrams is this?

1250

Sean Payne needs to have 750mcg of his prescribed drug once a day. How many milligrams is this?

0.75

Ian Reckond needs to have 0.0175g of his prescribed drug once a day. How many milligrams is this?

17.5

Dean Johnson has been prescribed 0.15g of Sertraline. How many milligrams is this?

150

Joseph Ngo has been prescribed 0.2g of Sertraline. How many milligrams is this?

200

Mary Boateng has been prescribed 5000mcg of Sertraline. How many milligrams is this?

5

Lydia Mohamed has been prescribed 0.08mg of Pethidine. How many micrograms is this?

80

Sunshine Masters has been prescribed 0.06mg of Pethidine. How many micrograms is this?

60

Rose Crompton has been prescribed 0.05mg of Pethidine. How many micrograms is this?

50

Agatha Hirsch has been prescribed 75000mcg of Cortisone. How many milligrams is this?

75

Hamada Ali has been prescribed 0.05g of Cortison. How many milligrams is this?

50

Di Goldstein weighs 85070g. How many kilograms is this?

85.07

Roberta Abra weighs 60500g. How many kilograms is this?

60.5

Jess Roberts weighs 26400g. How many kilograms is this?

26.4

Leon Bourke weighs 3050g. How many kilograms is this?

3.05

Lydia Musgrove weighs 965g. How many kilograms is this?

0.965

Joe Swift weighs 4.065kg. How many grams is this?

4065

Christo Wrench weighs 0.87kg. How many grams is this?

870

Lindsey King weighs 41.23kg. How many grams is this?

41230

Dom Oakley weighs 15.75kg. How many grams is this?

15750

Patrice Ngomo weighs 0.635kg. How many grams is this?

635

David Brabhim's height is 1502mm. How many centimetres is this?

150.2

Robin Fosse's height it is 1.35m. How many centimetres is this?

135

Aecidia Olin's height is 1365mm. How many centimetres is this?

136.5

Charles Broome's height is 1.489m. How many centimetres is this?

148.9

Lata Mouse's height is 954mm. How many centimetres is this?

95.4

Josephine Swiftly's height is 0.75m. How many centimetres is this?

75

Christian Ferns' height is 0.837m. How many centimetres is this?

83.7

Lindy Konig's height is 1.38m. How many millimetres is this?

1380

Grace Adoma-Boateng has a wet nappy. The nappy weighed 20g when dry, and her nappy now weighs 114g. How many millilitres of urine did Grace pass since her last nappy change?

94

Jane has been ordered 1g orally of penicillin to treat her throat infection; stock syrup on hand is 250mg/5ml. How many millilitres does Jane require for her dose?

20

Mark has a severe chest infection and has been prescribed 650mg flucloxacillin orally; stock suspension on hand is 125mg/5ml. How many millilitres of stock suspension is required per dose for him?

26

Mark has a severe chest infection and has been prescribed 650mg flucloxacillin orally; stock suspension on hand is 125mg/5ml. He is to have four doses per day; how many millilitres of flucloxacillin does he receive in one day?

104

Ali has a wound infection after his operation and he has been ordered benzyl penicillin 800mg orally; stock mixture on hand is 200mg/5ml. Calculate the volume of mixture in millilitres to be given to Ali.

20

Trudi has been ordered paracetamol 100mg, three times a day orally, stock syrup on hand is 125mg/5ml. How many millilitres of syrup should be given to Trudi per dose?

4

Trudi has been ordered paracetamol 100mg, three times a day orally, stock syrup on hand is 125mg/5ml. How much paracetamol does she receive per day?

12

A syringe is graduated in units for use with U.40 insulin. To what graduation mark should it be filled to give a dose of 16 units, if only U.20 insulin is available?

32

Paul Bond requires an insulin injection, he is to be given a dose of 10 units and the strength of the solution is U.20. How many millilitres of insulin is to be drawn up into the syringe for injection?

0.5

Julie Moore requires an insulin injection, she is to be given a dose of 30 units and the strength of the solution is U.40. How many millilitres of insulin is to be drawn up into the syringe for injection?

0.75

Simon Estra needs to take 12.5mg of Warfarin. The medicine cabinet stocks Warfarin tablets at a strength of 5mg. How many tablets does Simon need?

2.5

Jerry Connors needs to take 7.5mg of Warfarin. The medicine cabinet stocks Warfarin tablets at a strength of 5mg. How many tablets does Jerry need?

1.5

Steven d'Guy needs to take 0.005g of Warfarin. The medicine cabinet stocks Warfarin tablets at a strength of 5mg. How many tablets does Stephen need?

1

Hesta Forram needs to take 6mg of Prazosin. The medicine cabinet stocks Prazosin tablets at a strength of 2mg. How many tablets does Hesta need?

3

Marc McWords needs to take 0.002g of Prazosin. The medicine cabinet stocks Prazosin tablets at a strength of 2mg. How many tablets does Marc need?

1

Jai Mohamed needs to take 5mg of Prazosin. The medicine cabinet stocks Prazosin tablets at a strength of 2mg. How many tablets does Jai need?

2.5

Fatima Patel needs to take 0.1g of Thioridazine. The medicine cabinet stocks Thioridazine tablets at a strength of 50mg. How many tablets does Fatima need?

2

Susanna Payne needs to take 75mg of Thioridazine. The medicine cabinet stocks Thioridazine tablets at a strength of 50mg. How many tablets does Susanna need?

1.5

Ian Whitless needs to take 0.05g of Thioridazine. The medicine cabinet stocks Thioridazine tablets at a strength of 50mg. How many tablets does Ian need?

1

Jane has been ordered 0.75g orally of penicillin; stock syrup on hand is 250mg/5ml. How many millilitres of syrup is required for her dose?

15

Max has been prescribed 0.5g flucloxacillin orally; stock suspension on hand is 125mg/2.5 ml. How many millilitres of stock suspension is required per dose for him?

10

Max has been prescribed 0.5g flucloxacillin orally; stock suspension on hand is 125mg/2.5 ml. He is to have four doses per day. How many millilitres of flucloxacillin does he receive in one day?

40

Alison has been ordered benzyl penicillin 700mg orally; stock mixture on hand is 250mg/5ml. How many millilitres of mixture is to be given to Alison.

14

Tricia has been ordered paracetamol 150mg three times a day orally; stock syrup on hand is 125mg/5ml. How many millilitres of syrup should be given to Tricia per dose?

6

Tricia has been ordered paracetamol 150mg three times a day orally; stock syrup on hand is 125mg/5ml. How many millilitres does she receive per day?

18

Diana Vittel is prescribed a dose of 18mg of morphine. Morphine of stock strength 15mg/ml is in the medicine cabinet. Calculate, in millilitres, the amount to be drawn up for injection.

1.2

Jose Mercado is prescribed a dose of 7.5mg of morphine. Morphine of stock strength 15mg/ml is in the medicine cabinet. Calculate, in millilitres, the amount to be drawn up for injection.

0.5

Mary Nearly is prescribed a dose of 0.072g of morphine. Morphine of stock strength 15mg/ml is in the medicine cabinet. Calculate, in millilitres, the amount to be drawn up for injection.

4.8

Linda Myers is prescribed a dose of 70mg of pethidine. The stock strength of pethidine in the medicine cabinet is 100mg/2ml. Calculate, in millilitres, the amount to be drawn up for injection.

1.4

Mitac Patel is prescribed a dose of 55mg of pethidine. The stock strength of pethidine in the medicine cabinet is 100mg/2ml. Calculate, in millilitres, the amount to be drawn up for injection.

1.1

Rose Mint is prescribed a dose of 0.05g of pethidine. The stock strength of pethidine in the medicine cabinet is 100mg/2ml. Calculate, in millilitres, the amount to be drawn up for injection.

1

Daniel Agbosi is prescribed a dose of 70mg of cortisone. Cortisone of stock strength 125mg/5ml is in the medicine cabinet. Calculate, in millilitres, the amount to be drawn up for injection.

2.8

Hadan Ali is prescribed a dose of 45mg of cortisone. Cortisone of stock strength 125mg/5ml is in the medicine cabinet. Calculate, in millilitres, the amount to be drawn up for injection.

1.8

Carolyn Blean is prescribed a dose of 0.05g of cortisone. Cortisone of stock strength 125mg/5ml is in the medicine cabinet. Calculate, in millilitres, the amount to be drawn up for injection.

2

Paula Blond requires an insulin injection, she is to be given a dose of 20 units and the strength of the solution is U.20. How many millilitres of insulin is to be drawn up into the syringe for injection?

1

Juliet Moone requires an insulin injection, she is to be given a dose of 50 units and the strength of the solution is U.40. How many millilitres of insulin is to be drawn up into the syringe for injection?

1.25

A syringe is graduated in units for use with U.40 insulin. To what graduation mark should it be filled to give a dose of 12 units, if only U.20 insulin is available?

24

Dana Gould weighs 63kg and is prescribed 40mg/kg/day of Chloramphenicol to be given in four doses. Calculate, in milligrams, the daily dose prescribed.

2520

Dana Gould weighs 63kg and is prescribed 40mg/kg/day of Chloramphenicol to be given in four doses. Calculate how much each dose is in milligrams.

630

Roberta Asham weighs 57kg and is prescribed 100mg /kg/day of Chloramphenicol to be given every 6 hours for the next 24 hours. Calculate, in milligrams, the daily dose prescribed.

5700

Roberta Asham weighs 57kg and is prescribed 100mg /kg/day of Chloramphenicol to be given every 6 hours for the next 24 hours. Calculate how much each dose is in milligrams.

1425

Jess Awardo weighs 84kg and is prescribed 50mg /kg/day of Chloramphenicol in three doses. Calculate, in milligrams, the daily dose prescribed.

4200

Jess Awardo weighs 84kg and is prescribed 50mg /kg/day of Chloramphenicol in three doses. Calculate how much each dose is in milligrams.

1400

Jackson has been ordered olanzapine. His medication is to be given by intra-muscular injection. The consultant has ordered a dose of 7.5mg from your available stock of 5mg/ml. How many millilitres should you draw?

1.5

Marie has been prescribed haloperidol at a rate of 3mg per dose given 6 times a day. Her medication is available in stock ampoules of 5mg per ml. Calculate how many millilitres are required per dose.

0.6

Marie has been prescribed haloperidol at a rate of 3mg per dose given 6 times a day. Her medication is available in stock ampoules of 5mg per ml. Given that she will need this medication for her entire respite stay of 3 days, calculate how many millilitres are required for the duration of her visit.

10.8

Alistair has been ordered selegiline transdermal treatment. Alistair's doctor has recommended a dosage of 63mg, given over a period of a week in equal amounts. Calculate how many milligrams to be given to Alistair daily.

9

Trudi has been ordered donepezil hydrochloride. She will begin on a dose of 5mg per day for 3 weeks then 10mg for a further 3 weeks before starting on the maximum dosage of 23mg per day. What amount of donepezil hydrochloride will Trudi have had in grams after an initial 12 weeks of treatment?

1.281

Nigel Farouk requires 1 litre of a plasma product over 8 hours. It is to be delivered using a Macrodrip 15 drops/ml drip chamber giving set. Calculate Nigel's IV rate.

31 drops/min

Write your answer in the form xx drops/min.

Wendy Willett requires 1/2 litre of a plasma product over 6 hours. It is to be delivered using a Macrodrip 15 drops/ml drip chamber giving set. Calculate Wendy's IV rate.

21 drops/min

Write your answer in the form xx drops/min.

Ali Abdullah requires 3/4 litre of a plasma product 4 hours. It is to be delivered using a Macrodrip 15 drops/ml drip chamber giving set. Calculate Ali's IV rate.

47 drops/min

Thom Flynn is to receive 750ml of Hartmann's solution over 8 hours using a Macrodrip 20 drops/ml drip chamber giving set. Calculate the rate of the IV.

31 drops/min

Write your answer in the form xx drops/min.

Francisca Hall is to receive 1.3 litre of Hartmann's solution over 9 hours using a Macrodrip 20 drops/ml drip chamber giving set. Calculate the rate of IV.

48 drops/min 

Write your answer in the form xx drops/min.

Simon Cramp is to receive 1 litre of Hartmann's solution over 5 hours using a Macrodrip 20 drops/ml drip chamber giving set. Calculate the rate of IV.

67 drops/min

Write your answer in the form xx drops/min.

Kareb Mohamed is to receive 500ml of Hartmann's solution over 3 hours using a Macrodrip 20 drops/ml drip chamber giving set. Calculate the rate of IV.

56 drops/min

Write your answer in the form xx drops/min.

Poppy Brock is to receive 900ml of Hartmann's solution over 5 hours using a Macrodrip 20 drops/ml drip chamber giving set. Calculate the rate of IV.

60 drops/min

Write your answer in the form xx drops/min.

Jessica Wallace is to receive 3/4 litre of Lactated Ringer's solution over 7 1/2 hours using a Macrodrip 20 drops/ml drip chamber giving set. Calculate the rate of IV.

33 drops/min

Write your answer in the form xx drops/min.

Thomas Major is to receive 1.85 of Lactated Ringer's solution over a day using a Macrodrip 20 drops/ml drip chamber giving set. Calculate the rate of IV.

26 drops/min

Write your answer in the form xx drops/min.

Meow Felinez is to receive 750ml of Lactated Ringer's solution over 5 hours 45 minutes using a Macrodrip 20 drops/ml drip chamber giving set. Calculate the rate of IV.

43 drops/min

Buster Moves requires 1 litre of chemotherapy treatment delivered at 200ml/h by a volumetric pump. Calculate the time required to deliver this treatment.

5 hours

Write your answer in word form e.g. 3 hours.

Onya Cycle requires 2 litre of chemotherapy treatment delivered at 500ml/h by a volumetric pump. Calculate the time required to deliver this treatment.

4 hours

Write your answer in word form e.g. 3 hours.

Rad Casey requires 1 litre of chemotherapy treatment delivered at 400ml/h by a volumetric pump. Calculate the time required to deliver this treatment.

2 hours 30 minutes

Write your answer in word form e.g. 3 hours 45 minutes

Rosie Rubberneck requires 2.5 litres of chemotherapy treatment delivered at 750ml/h by a volumetric pump. Calculate the time required to deliver this treatment.

3 hours 20 minutes

Write your answer in word form e.g. 3 hours 45 minutes.

Thomas La Bengal requires 2 litres of chemotherapy treatment delivered at 250ml/h by a volumetric pump. Calculate the time required to deliver this treatment.

8 hours

Write your answer in word form e.g. 3 hours 45 minutes.

Busi Adeloa is to receive 1.25 litres of Lactated Ringer's Solution over 4 hours. Calculate the rate at which the volumetric pump should be set in ml/h.

312.5

Olivia Campbell is to receive 1.35 litres of Lactated Ringer's Solution over 4.5 hours. Calculate the rate at which the volumetric pump should be set in ml/h.

300

Capital Casey is to receive 1.1 litres of Lactated Ringer's Solution over 2.75 hours. Calculate the rate at which the volumetric pump should be set in ml/h.

400

Rosy Reynolds is to receive 2.5 litres of Lactated Ringer's Solution over 6 hours 15 minutes. Calculate the rate at which the volumetric pump should be set in ml/h.

400

Carolyn Penny is to receive 1.8 litres of Lactated Ringer's Solution over 6 hours. Calculate the rate at which the volumetric pump should be set in ml/h.

300

Amanda Hodder is prescribed 8mg/kg/day of levofloxacin, Amanda weighs 17.5kg, how many milligrams of levofloxacin should she be given?

140

Claire Marsh is prescribed 8mg/kg/day of levofloxacin, Claire weighs 27.4kg, how many milligrams of levofloxacin should she be given?

219.2

Katarina Mohamed is prescribed 8mg/kg/day of levofloxacin, Katarina weighs 14.7kg, how many milligrams of levofloxacin should she be given?

117.6

Michael Mohamed is prescribed 8mg/kg/day of levofloxacin, Michael weighs 25.2kg, how many milligrams of levofloxacin should he be given?

201.6

Andrew Sykes is prescribed 8mg/kg/day of levofloxacin, Andrew weighs 24.25kg, how many milligrams of levofloxacin should he be given?

194

Camilla Sykes is prescribed 8mg/kg/day of levofloxacin, Camilla weighs 24.25kg, how many milligrams of levofloxacin should she be given?

98.8

Billy Bob Gutteridge is prescribed 15mcg/kg/day of dactinomycin for a nephroblastoma, Billy Bob weighs 20kg, how many micrograms of dactinomycin should he be given?

300

Samuel Odette is prescribed 15mcg/kg/day of dactinomycin for a nephroblastoma, Samuel weighs 18.4kg, how many micrograms of dactinomycin should he be given?

276

Bethany Ore is prescribed 15mcg/kg/day of dactinomycin for a nephroblastoma, Bethany weighs 22kg, how many micrograms of dactinomycin should she be given?

330

Hyacinth Bouquet is prescribed 15mcg/kg/day of dactinomycin for a nephroblastoma, Hyacinth weighs 32kg, how many micrograms of dactinomycin should she be given?

480

Jimmy Johnston is prescribed 15mcg/kg/day of dactinomycin for a nephroblastoma, Jimmy weighs 24kg, how many micrograms of dactinomycin should he be given?

360

Penelope Farthing has been prescribed 40 mg of doxorubicin hydrochloride for every square meter of body surface area. Penelope's BSA is 0.9m2, how many milligrams of doxorubicin hydrochloride should she be given?

36

Tom Wallace has been prescribed 40 mg of doxorubicin hydrochloride for every square meter of body surface area. Tom's BSA is 1.05m2, how many milligrams of doxorubicin hydrochloride should he be given?

42

Sunday Rosetta has been prescribed 40 mg of doxorubicin hydrochloride for every square meter of body surface area. Sunday's BSA is 0.87m2, how many milligrams of doxorubicin hydrochloride should she be given?

34.8

Noel Lutwyche has been prescribed 40 mg of doxorubicin hydrochloride for every square meter of body surface area. Noel's BSA is 1.2m2, how many milligrams of doxorubicin hydrochloride should he be given?

48

Ross Edwards has been prescribed 40 mg of doxorubicin hydrochloride for every square meter of body surface area. Ross' BSA is 1.4m2, how many milligrams of doxorubicin hydrochloride should he be given?

56

Billy Bob Gutteridge has been prescribed an intravenous five day cycle of dactinomycin for a nephroblastoma at 400mcg/m2/day. Billy Bob's body surface area is 0.75m2, what is his required daily dose in micrograms?

300

Samuel Odette has been prescribed an intravenous five day cycle of dactinomycin for a nephroblastoma at 400mcg/m2/day. Samuel's body surface area is 0.69m2, what is his required daily dose in micrograms?

276

Bethany Ore has been prescribed an intravenous five day cycle of dactinomycin for a nephroblastoma at 400mcg/m2/day. Bethany's body surface area is 0.825m2, what is her required daily dose in micrograms?

330

Hyacinth Bouquet has been prescribed an intravenous five day cycle of dactinomycin for a nephroblastoma at 400mcg/m2/day. Hyacinth's body surface area is 1.2m2, what is her required daily dose in micrograms?

480

Jimmy Johnston has been prescribed an intravenous five day cycle of dactinomycin for a nephroblastoma at 400mcg/m2/day. Jimmy's body surface area is 0.9m2, what is his required daily dose in micrograms?

360

New questions to be added

Drug Z is available as 2.5 milligram tablets. The dose is 7.5 milligrams daily for one week followed by 10 milligrams daily for three weeks. How many tablets would you prescribe for four weeks’ supply?

105 tablets

Drug W is available as 750 milligrams/5 millilitres intravenous injection. A patient needs 1.5 grams of drug W per dose. How many millilitres will you prescribe for each dose?

10 millilitres

You need to prescribe Drug D to a child weighing 12.5 kilograms. Your patient needs 100mg/kilogram/day of Drug D in two divided doses. How much Drug D will you have to prescribe per dose?

625 milligrams

Drug L is available as 20 microgram tablets. The dose is 0.02 milligrams once a day. How many tablets would you need to prescribe for 28 days?

28 tablets

The dose of medicine for a child is 100 micrograms/kilogram body weight/day. Calculate the total daily dose needed in milligrams for a child weighing 23 kilograms.

2.3 milligrams

Drug M is available as 2.25 milligram tablets. The dose is 4.5 milligrams daily for one week followed by 6.75 milligrams daily for three weeks. How many tablets would you prescribe for two weeks’ supply?

35 tablets 

Drug J is available as 625 milligrams/5 millilitres intravenous injection. A patient needs 1.5 grams of Drug J per dose. How many millilitres will you prescribe for each dose?

12 millilitres

You need to prescribe Drug E to a child weighing 12.5 kilograms. Your patient needs 100 mg/kilogram/day of Drug E in two divided doses. How much Drug E will you have to prescribe per dose?

625 milligrams

Drug K is available as 25 microgram tablets. The dose is 0.025 milligrams once a day. How many tablets would you need to prescribe for 21 days?

21 tablets

The dose of medicine for a child is 75 micrograms/kilogram body weight/day. Calculate the total daily dose needed in milligrams for a child weighing 25 kilograms.

1.875 milligrams

Drug B is available as 3.5 milligram tablets. The dose is 7 milligrams daily for one week followed by 1.75 milligrams daily for three weeks. How many whole tablets would you dispense for three weeks’ supply?

21 tablets

Drug R is available as 375 milligrams/3 millilitres intravenous injection. A patient needs 1 gram of drug R per dose. How many millilitres will you prescribe for each dose?

8 millilitres

You need to prescribe Drug F to a child weighing 15.5 kilograms. Your patient needs 100mg/kilogram/day of Drug F in two divided doses. How much Drug F will you have to prescribe per dose?

775 milligrams

Drug K is available as 50 microgram tablets. The dose is 0.025 milligrams once a day. How many tablets would you need to prescribe for 14 days?

7 tablets

The dose of medicine for a child is 50 micrograms/kilogram body weight/day. Calculate the total daily dose needed in milligrams for a child weighing 25 kilograms.

1.25 milligrams

Drug B is available as 0.006 gram tablets. The dose is 6 milligrams daily for two weeks followed by 12 milligrams daily for 14 days. How many tablets would you prescribe for four weeks’ supply?

42 tablets

Drug R is available as 625 milligrams/2 millilitres intravenous injection. A patient needs 1 gram of drug R per dose. How many millilitres will you prescribe for each dose?

3.2 millilitres

You need to prescribe Drug F to a child weighing 27.5 kilograms. Your patient needs 100mg/kilogram/day of Drug F in two divided doses. How much Drug F will you have to prescribe per dose?

375 milligrams 

Drug K is available as 50 microgram tablets. The dose is 0.075 milligrams once a day. How many tablets would be needed for 21 days?

31.5 or 31 1/2 tablets

The dose of medicine for a child is 45 micrograms/kilogram body weight/day. Calculate the total daily dose needed in milligrams for a child weighing 27 kilograms.

1.215 milligrams

Drug Z is available as 0.015 gram tablets. The dose is 30 milligrams daily for two weeks followed by 15 milligrams daily for 14 days. How many tablets would you prescribe for the total four weeks’ supply?

42 tablets

Drug W is available as 375 milligrams/3 millilitres intravenous injection. A patient needs 0.5 grams of drug W per dose. How many millilitres will you prescribe for each dose?

4ml

You need to prescribe Drug D to a child weighing 34.4 kilograms. Your patient needs 10mcg/kilogram/day of Drug D in two divided doses. How much Drug D will you have to prescribe per dose?

172mcg

Drug D is available as 0.02 microgram tablets. The dose is 40 nanograms twice a day. How many tablets would you need to prescribe for ten days?

40 tablets

The dose of medicine for a child is 40 micrograms/kilogram body weight/day. Calculate the total daily dose needed in milligrams for a child weighing 13.25 kilograms.

0.53mg or 0.530mg