Pharmaceutical calculations / Mitchell J. Stoklosa and Howard C. Ansel

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Baltimore, Maryland : Williams & Wilkins, c1996Edition: Tenth editionDescription: v, 361 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 683080016
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RS 57 .S76 1996
Contents:
Some Fundamentals of Measurement and Calculation -- Interpretation of the Prescription or Medication Order -- The Metric System -- Calculation of Doses -- Reducing and Enlarging Formulas -- Density, Specific Gravity, and Specific Volume -- Percentage and Ratio Strength Calculations -- Dilution and Concentration -- Isotonic Solutions -- Electrolyte Solutions: Milliequivalents, Millimoles, and Milliosmoles -- Constituted Solutions, Intravenous Admixtures and Rate of Flow Calculations -- Some Calculations Involving "Units," "[mu]g/mg," and Other Measures of Potency -- Some Calculations Involving the Use of Prefabricated Dosage Forms in Compounding Procedures -- Some Calculations Associated with Drug Availability and Pharmacokinetics -- Some Calculations Involving Radioactive Pharmaceuticals
Summary: This text includes all basic areas of pharmaceutical calculations required in contemporary pharmacy practice. The Tenth Edition has been thoroughly updated to include areas such as parenteral nutrition, special dosing situations, and prescription compounding calculations. The material is consistent with the metrology requirements of the United States Pharmacopoeia and National Formulary (1994).
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Some Fundamentals of Measurement and Calculation -- Interpretation of the Prescription or Medication Order -- The Metric System -- Calculation of Doses -- Reducing and Enlarging Formulas -- Density, Specific Gravity, and Specific Volume -- Percentage and Ratio Strength Calculations -- Dilution and Concentration -- Isotonic Solutions -- Electrolyte Solutions: Milliequivalents, Millimoles, and Milliosmoles -- Constituted Solutions, Intravenous Admixtures and Rate of Flow Calculations -- Some Calculations Involving "Units," "[mu]g/mg," and Other Measures of Potency -- Some Calculations Involving the Use of Prefabricated Dosage Forms in Compounding Procedures -- Some Calculations Associated with Drug Availability and Pharmacokinetics -- Some Calculations Involving Radioactive Pharmaceuticals

This text includes all basic areas of pharmaceutical calculations required in contemporary pharmacy practice. The Tenth Edition has been thoroughly updated to include areas such as parenteral nutrition, special dosing situations, and prescription compounding calculations. The material is consistent with the metrology requirements of the United States Pharmacopoeia and National Formulary (1994).

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