by Barbara E. Lacher
Pharmaceutical Calculations for the Pharmacy Technician helps you master calculations from the most basic to the most complex from its engaging writing style, coupled with its easy-to-learn, ratio-proportion method of problem solving.
Features include:
- Full-color illustrations
- Examples demonstrate how to preform calculations using the ratio-porportion method
- Rule boxes set forth the important rules needed to remember in each chapter.
- Key terms are highlighted throughout the and defined in the margins and the glossary.
Contents
- Fundamentals of Calculations
- Systems of Measure
- Interpretation of the Prescription or Medication Order
- Equipment Used in Measuring
- Understanding Drug Labels
- Calculations of Oral Doses
- Calculations for Pediatric Doses
- Reducing and Enlarging Formulas
- Percentage, Ratio Strength, and Other Expressions of Concentration
- Dilution and Concentration
- Some Calculations Involving Units, Micrograms per Milliliter, and Other Measures of Potency
- Reconstituted Solutions and Intravenous Admixtures
- Intravenous Rate of Flow Calculations
- Contemporary Compounding
Index
CD-ROM included
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