Med Math Practice
1. MD writes an order for Tylenol 160 mg by mouth as needed every 6 hours for pain for a
child. Pharmacy dispenses you with 80 mg per ml. How many ml will you administer per
dose?*
2. MD writes an order for Mucomyst 300 mg by mouth one dose before heart cath.
Pharmacy dispenses you with 600 mg/2 ml. How many ml will you administer per
dose?*
3. MD writes an order for Ibuprofen 3 mg/kg by mouth every 6 hours for pain for a child.
The child weighs 73 lb. Pharmacy dispenses you with 50 mg/2 ml. How many ml will
you administer per dose?*
4. MD writes an order for Lactulose 20 grams by mouth BID. Pharmacy dispenses you with
10 gram/15 ml. How many ml with you administer per dose?*
5. MD writes an order for Lortab Elixir 5mg by mouth as needed for pain every 4 hours.
Pharmacy dispenses you with 7.5mg/15ml. How many ml will you administer per dose?*
6. MD writes an order for Robitussin AC 100 mg by mouth 3 times per day as needed for
cough. Pharmacy dispenses you with 100mg/5ml. How many teaspoons will you
administer per dose??*
7. MD writes an order for Viscous Lidocaine 15 mg by mouth every 4 hours as needed for
sore throat. Pharmacy dispenses you 30 mg/3ml. How many ml with you administer per
dose?*
8. MD writes an order for Nystatin Oral Suspension 250,000 units by mouth every 6 hours
for thrush in mouth. Pharmacy dispense you with 500,000 units/5ml. How many ml will
you administer per dose?*
9. MD writes an order for Posaconazole 75 mg by mouth once a day. Pharmacy dispenses
you with 20 mg/ 2 ml. How many ml will you administer per dose?*
10. MD writes an order for Noxafil oral suspension 100 mg by mouth daily. Pharmacy
dispenses you with 40mg/ml. How many ml will you administer per dose?*
11. MD writes an order for Cipro oral suspension 250 mg every 12 hours for 3 day for a UTI.
Pharmacy dispenses you with 5 gram/100 ml. How many ml will you administer per
dose?*
12. The order is for 200 mg. The label reads 250mg /5ml. You would give ____ml(s).
13. The order is for 1500 mg. The label reads 1 g per tablet. You would give ____tablet(s).
14. The order is for 60 ml. You would give ____tablespoon(s).
15. The order is for 60mg. The label reads 60 mg/2 ml. You would give ___ml.
16. The order is 500 mg of Rocephin to be taken by a 15.4 lb infant every 8 hours. The
medication label shows that 75-150 mg/kg per day is the appropriate dosage range. How
much will the patient receive per day? Is this within the normal range?
17. The order is Solumedrol 3mg/kg for a child weighing 20 kg. Solumedrol is available as
125 mg / 2 ml. How many ml(s) must the nurse administer?
18. The order is: KayCiel 30 mEq PO Bid pc. Available: KayCiel 45 mEq/15 ml. How many
ml of KayCiel should you administer?
19. The order is for 25 mg. The label reads 75mg/ml. How many ml(s) would you give?
20. The order is for 1.5 g The label reads 1 tablet equals 3 g How many tablet (s) would you
give?
21. The order is for 400mcg of thyroxin. The label reads 0.2 mg tablets. How many tablets
would you give?
22. The order is: Penicillin G 1.2 million units IM daily. Available: Penicillin G 9 million
units/1 ml. How many ml(s) will you give?
23. 3ml=___CC
24. 4TBS=____OZ: ________ml
25. 120 oz=________cups
26. 3000mg= ________grams
27. 120mg =_________mcg.
28. 120 lbs= ___________kg