The Pharmacist's Handbook
by Howard C. Ansel
Pharmaceutical Calculations provides a ready reference to pharmaceutical calculations directly applicable to the practice of pharmacy.
Contents
- Basic Methods
- Systems of Weight and Measurement
- Expressions of Concentration
- Dilutin, Concentration, and Alligation
- Reducing and Enlarging Formulas
- Use of Commercially Prepared Dosage Forms in Compounding
- Miscellaneous Compounding Calculations
- Isotonic Solutions
- Electrolyte Solutions
- General Dosage Calculations
- Basic Pharmacokinetics
- Determination and Evaluation of Patient Parameters
- Dosing Considerations for Parenteral Medications
- Nutritional Dosing
- Veterinary Dosing
- Consideration of Drugs Requiring Patient-Specific Dosing
- Some Chemical Calculations
- Some Physical Calculations
- Basic Statistical Concepts
- Competency Assessment
Appendix
Index