Pharmaceutical Calculations for the Pharmacy TechnicianIntended for use in an introductory pharmacy technician calculations course, this unique book addresses not only calculations that technicians will encounter in retail, but also those necessary for compounding, IV, industry and areas where a pharmacy technician might be called upon more frequently because of the shortage of pharmacy professionals. This text utilizes a casual, reader-friendly writing style and an easy-to-understand ratio-proportion method of problem solving. The latest addition to the new LWW Pharmacy Technician Education Series, this comprehensive text allows student to quickly master calculations form the most basic to the most complex. |
Contents
Calculation of Quantities for Courses of Therapy | 129 |
Miscellaneous Dosage Problems | 136 |
Calculations for Pediatric Doses | 149 |
Reducing and Enlarging Formulas | 168 |
Percentage Ratio Strength and Other Expressions of Concentration | 181 |
Dilution and Concentration | 207 |
Some Calculations Involving Units Micrograms per Milliliter | 241 |
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