| Edition |
Fourteenth edition. |
| Description |
xii, 450 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Fundamentals of pharmaceutical calculations -- International system of units -- Pharmaceutical measurement -- Interpretation of prescriptions and medication orders -- Density and specific gravity -- Percentage, ratio strength, and other expressions of concentration -- Calculation of doses : general considerations -- Calculation of doses : patient parameters -- Some calculations involving units, g/mg, and other measures of potency -- Selected clinical calculations -- Isotonic and buffer solutions -- Electrolyte solutions : milliequivalents, millimoles, and milliosmoles -- Intravenous infusions, parenteral admixtures, and rate-of-flow calculations -- Enteral and parenteral nutrition, body mass index, and the food nutrition label -- Altering product strength, use of stock solutions, and problem-solving by alligation -- Reducing and enlarging formulas -- Selected calculations in contemporary compounding -- Selected calculations involving veterinary pharmaceuticals -- Selected calculations associated with plant extractives -- Calculation of active drug moiety -- Selected calculations involving radiopharmaceuticals -- Selected bioavailability and pharmacokinetic calculations -- Selected pharmacoeconomic calculations. |
| Subject |
Pharmaceutical arithmetic.
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Drug Dosage Calculations.
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Dosage Forms.
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Drug Compounding -- methods.
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Drug Prescriptions.
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Weights and Measures.
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| ISBN |
9781451120363 paperback |
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1451120362 paperback |
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