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Ratio and proportion is useful and easy to use in dosage calculation because it is often necessary to find only one unknown quantity recall that a proportion is a relationship comparing two ratios for example suppose you had a medication with a dosage strength of 50 mg per 1 ml and the prescriber orders a dosage of 25 mg. Ratio proportion dosage calculations 2 e offers an exceptional solution for instructors using the ratio and proportions method of dosage calculations streamlined in this edition it walks readers step by step through solving dosage problems using this time tested technique. Ratio proportion 3 formula method each method will allow an accurate calculation of the medication dosage most health care professionals become comfortable with one method and use that method exclusively it is primarily an individual decision lets review the steps for each method