Dosage Calculator

The dosage calculator will help you obtain the appropriate medication dosage to take when the dosage of the drug depends on the patient's body weight.

Within a few paragraphs, we will explain:

• How to calculate medication dosage by weight;
• How to use the dosage by weight formula;
• How to calculate liquid medication dosage; and
• More about dosage calculation.

There are several ways to calculate the medication dosage for a patient, and they all depend on the type of treatment the patient will receive.

Some medications require a single specific dosage, and your doctor will set the dosage for you for others. The dosage may also depend on the concentration of the drug's active compound, so you can't use this dosage calculator for any of these drugs.

This tool is intended for drugs where their dosage depends on the patient's body weight.

For drugs that depend on the patient's body weight, we can use the following drug dose calculation formula:

where:

• $\text{weight}$ is the patient's weight in the appropriate unit (kg or lb).
• $\text{dosage}$ is the prescribed amount of drug in mg per kg of body weight. This number should be visible in the medication's box or prescription.
• $\text{dose}$ is the total amount of medication you need to take.

However, if your medication is in liquid form, you should use another dosage calculation formula:

where:

• $\text{drug concentration}$ is the amount of active substance per drug volume. Usually expressed in mg per ml.

We've already shown how to calculate medication dosage by weight and how to calculate liquid medication dosage. Let's walk through each step to calculate dosage by weight:

1. Find the correct dosage of the medication. Suppose 3 mg per kg of body weight.
2. Weight yourself. Let's say the scale shows 70 kg.
3. Multiply your weight by the dosage according to the dosage by weight formula. In our example 3 * 70 = 210 mg. This means you should take 210 mg of the medicine.
4. If your medication is in liquid form, write down the concentration of the drug. Let's say 2 mg per ml.
5. Finally, take the dose you calculated in step 3 and divide it by the concentration: 210 / 2 = 105 ml. So, you should take 105 ml if you're taking this medication in liquid form.