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Pharmaceutical calculations for the pharmacy technician / Barbara E. Lacher

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2007Description: vii, 387 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9780781763103
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RS 57 .L332 2007
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
Summary: Intended for use in an introductory pharmacy technician calculations course, this book addresses the calculations that technicians encounter in retail, and also those necessary for compounding, IV, industry and areas where a pharmacy technician might be called upon because of the shortage of pharmacy professionals.
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Main General Circulation Pharmacy GC RS 57 .L332 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000004128

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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

Intended for use in an introductory pharmacy technician calculations course, this book addresses the calculations that technicians encounter in retail, and also those necessary for compounding, IV, industry and areas where a pharmacy technician might be called upon because of the shortage of pharmacy professionals.

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