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Drip Rate Calculation

Calculate IV drip rate for macrodrip and microdrip sets quickly and accurately.

Fill in the fields below to calculate the drip rate:

Volume (ml):

Should run in:

With set:

The 9 Rights of Medication Administration:

1. Right patient

2. Right medication

3. Right dose

4. Right time

5. Right route

6. Right documentation

7. Right education

8. Right response

9. Right validity

Goal 1 = Right

Goal 3 = Right

Goal 5 = Right

Need for double check? = Right

Basic rules:

Macrodrip = 1 ml equals 20 drops.
Microdrip = 1 ml equals 60 drops.
Macrodrip rate per hour = volume (ml) divided by time (hours) times (x) 3.
Microdrip rate per hour = volume (ml) divided by time (hours).
Macrodrip rate per minute = volume (ml) times (x) 20 divided by time (minutes).
Microdrip rate per minute = volume (ml) times (x) 60 divided by time (minutes).