Druge Dosage Calculations

Drug Dose Calculations

Drug Dose Calculation

Volume to be administered= Volume on Hand X Ordered Dose

Concentration on Hand

Infused Calculation

Drops/Minute to be Infused= Amount to be Infused X Size of Administration Set

Time (in minutes)

Dobutamine (Concentration: 250 mg in 250ml) / 60 drop administration set

Patient’s weight in kilograms
mcg/kg/min	2.5	5	10	20	30	40	50	60	70	80	90	100
2 mcg	*	*	1	2	4	5	6	7	8	10	11	12
5 mcg	*	1.5	3	6	9	12	15	18	21	24	27	30
10 mcg	1.5	3	6	12	18	24	30	36	42	48	54	60
15 mcg	2	5	9	18	27	36	45	54	63	72	81	90
20 mcg	3	6	12	24	36	48	60	72	84	96	108	120

Dopamine (Concentration 400 mg in 250ml) /60 drop administration set

Patient’s weight in kilograms
mcg/kg/min	2.5	5	10	20	30	40	50	60	70	80	90	100
2 mcg	*	*	*	1.5	2	3	4	5	5	6	7	8
5 mcg	*	1	2	4	6	8	9	11	13	15	17	19
10 mcg	1	2	4	8	11	15	19	23	26	30	34	38
15 mcg	1.4	3	6	11	17	23	28	34	39	45	51	56
20 mcg	2	4	8	15	23	30	38	45	53	60	68	75

Nitroglycerin (Concentration 25 mg in 250ml) / 60 drop administration set

Dose (mcg/min)	Drops/minute (ml/hr)
5mcg	3 drops/minute
10 mcg	6 drops/minute
20mcg	12 drops/minute
30mcg	18 drops/minute
40mcg	24 drops/minute
50mcg	30 drops/minute
60mcg	36 drops/minute
70mcg	42 drops/minute
80mcg	48 drops/minute
90mcg	54 drops/minute
100mcg	60 drops/minute
110mcg	66 drops/minute
120mcg	72 drops/minute
130mcg	78 drops/minute
140mcg	84 drops/minute
150mcg	90 drops/minute
160mcg	96 drops/minute

Midazolam (Versed) 1mg/ml (2ml vial)

Diazepam (Valium) 5mg/ml (2ml prefilled syringe)

Dosing Chart

Weight		MG/KG
LBS	KG	0.1--Versed	0.2 –Valium
2.2	1	0.1	0.2
4.4	2	0.2	0.4
6.6	3	0.3	0.6
8.8	4	0.4	0.8
11	5	0.5	1
13.2	6	0.6	1.2
15.4	7	0.7	1.4
17.6	8	0.8	1.6
19.8	9	0.9	1.8
22	10	1	2
24.2	11	1.1	2.2
26.4	12	1.2	2.4
28.6	13	1.3	2.6
30.8	14	1.4	2.8
33	15	1.5	3
35.2	16	1.6	3.2
37.4	17	1.7	3.4
39.6	18	1.8	3.6
41.8	19	1.9	3.8
44	20	2	4
46.2	21	2.1	4.2
48.4	22	2.2	4.4
50.6	23	2.3	4.6
52.8	24	2.4	4.8
55	25	2.5	5
57.2	26	2.6	5.2
59.4	27	2.7	5.4
61.6	28	2.8	5.6
63.8	29	2.9	5.8
66	30	3	6
>66	>30	2 to 5	5 to 10
		Mg to be Administered

Amidate (Etomidate)

Used only in adults and children over the age of 10!!!!

Dosing Chart

2mg/ml (20ml prefilled syringe)

Weight
LBS	KG	0.2	0.4
68.2	31	6.2	12.4
70.4	32	6.4	12.8
72.6	33	6.6	13.2
74.8	34	6.8	13.6
77	35	7.0	14.0
88	40	8.0	16.0
99	45	9.0	18.0
110	50	10.0	20.0
121	55	11.0	22.0
132	60	12.0	24.0
143	65	13.0	26.0
154	70	14.0	28.0
165	75	15.0	30.0
176	80	16.0	32.0
187	85	17.0	34.0
198	90	18.0	36.0
209	95	19.0	38.0
220	100	20.0	40.0
231	105	21.0	42.0
242	110	22.0	44.0
253	115	23.0	46.0
264	120	24.0	48.0
275	125	25.0	50.0
286	130	26.0	52.0
297	135	27.0	54.0
308	140	28.0	56.0
319	145	29.0	58.0
330	150	30.0	60.0
341	155	31.0	62.0
352	160	32.0	64.0
363	165	33.0	66.0
374	170	34.0	68.0
385	175	35.0	70.0
396	180	36.0	72.0
407	185	37.0	74.0
418	190	38.0	76.0
440	200	40.0	80.0
		Mg to be administered

Vecuronium Bromide (Norcuron)

Used in adults and children over 10 years old!!!!

Dosing Chart

1mg/ml when reconstituted with 20ml of 0.9% NaCl (20ml vial)

Weight MG/KG

LBS	KG	0.01 (Defasciculating Dose	0.1 Paralyzing Dose
68.2	31	0.31	3.1
70.4	32	0.32	3.2
72.6	33	0.33	3.3
74.8	34	0.34	3.4
77	35	0.35	3.5
88	40	0.4	4
99	45	0.45	4.5
110	50	0.5	5
121	55	0.55	5.5
132	60	0.6	6
143	65	0.65	6.5
154	70	0.7	7
165	75	0.75	7.5
176	80	0.8	8
187	85	0.85	8.5
198	90	0.9	9
220	100	1	10
231	105	1.05	10.5
242	110	1.1	11
253	115	1.15	11.5
264	120	1.2	12
275	125	1.25	12.5
286	130	1.3	13
297	135	1.35	13.5
308	140	1.4	14
319	145	1.45	14.5
330	150	1.5	15
341	155	1.55	15.5
352	160	1.6	16
363	165	1.65	16.5
374	170	1.7	17
385	175	1.75	17.5
396	180	1.8	18
407	185	1.85	18.5
418	190	1.9	19
429	195	1.95	19.5
440	200	2	20
		Mg to be Administered

Anectine (Succinylcholine)

Dosing Chart

20mg/ml (10ml vial)

Pediatric

Adult

Weight

MG/KG

Weight

MG/KG

LBS

1.5

LBS	KG	1
68.2	31	31
70.4	32	32
72.6	33	33
74.8	34	34
77	35	35
88	40	40
99	45	45
110	50	50
121	55	55
132	60	60
143	65	65
154	70	70
165	75	75
176	80	80
187	85	85
198	90	90
220	100	100
231	105	105
242	110	110
253	115	115
264	120	120
275	125	125
286	130	130
297	135	135
308	140	140
319	145	145
330	150	150
341	155	155
352	160	160
363	165	165
374	170	170
385	175	175
396	180	180
407	185	185
418	190	190
429	195	195
440	200	200
		Mg to be Administered

2.2

1.5

4.4

6.6

4.5

8.8

7.5

13.2

15.4

10.5

17.6

19.8

13.5

24.2

16.5

26.4

28.6

19.5

30.8

22.5

35.2

37.4

25.5

39.6

41.8

28.5

46.2

31.5

48.4

50.6

34.5

52.8

37.5

57.2

59.4

40.5

61.6

63.8

43.5

MG to be Administered