Pharmaceutical calculations / Howard C. Ansel

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Fundamentals of pharmaceutical calculations -- 2. International system of units -- 3. Pharmaceutical measurement -- 4. Interpretation of prescriptions and medication orders -- 5. Density, specific gravity, and specific volume -- 6. Percentage, ratio strength, and other expressions of concentration -- 7. Calculation of doses: general considerations -- 8. Calculation of doses: patient parameters -- 9. Some calculations involving "units," "mu-g/mg," and other measures of potency -- 10. Selected clinical calculations -- 11. Isotonic and buffer solutions -- 12. Electrolyte solutions: milliequivalents, millimoles, and milliosmoles -- 13. Intravenous infusions, parenteral admixtures, and rate-of-flow calculations -- 14. Enteral and parenternal nutrition, body mass index, and the food nutrition label -- 15. Altering product strength, use of stock solutions, and problem-solving by alligation -- 16. Reducing and enlarging formulas -- 17. Selected calculations in contemporary compounding -- 18. Selected calculations involving veterinary pharmaceuticals -- 19. Selected calculations associated with plant extractives -- 20. Calculation of active drug moiety -- 21. Selected calculations involving radiopharmaceuticals -- 22. Selected bioavailability and pharmacokinetic calculations -- 23. Selected pharmacoeconomic calculations

This essential text is your best resource for mmastering the basic calculations used in contemporary pharmacy practice.