Dose Calculation

A 1% lidocaine solution has 1 g of drug in 100 ml solution.
So, 1% lidocaine has 10 mg lidocaine in 1 ml.

Adrenaline (Epinephrine)

1:1000 has 1 mg of drug in 1 ml.

1:10 000 solution has 100 micrograms/ml.

1:100 000 solution has 10 micrograms/ml.

1:200 000 solution has 5 micrograms/ml. This is the most common concentration used for nerve blocks.

See e-SAFE_17_03 Medical maths for further details of drug dose calculations.