Title Introduction to pharmaceutical calculations / Judith A. Rees, BPharm, Msc, PhD, Senior Lecturer, School of Pharmacy, University of Keele, UK, Ian Smith, BSc, MRPharmS, PGDip, Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, University of Keele, UK, Jennie Watson, BSc (Hons), PGDip, PGCert (LTHE), Boots Teacher Practitioner, University of Central Lancashire, UK.

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London, UK : (PhP), Pharmaceutical Press, 2015.

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University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Reference Material	PHARM QV 748 R328I 2015	In-Library Use Only

Edition	Fourth edition.
Description	xii, 268 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction -- 2.Rational numbers -- Proportional sets of numbers -- Ratios -- Fractions -- Decimals -- Percentages -- Finding a missing value from two proportional sets -- Setting up proportional sets for practical situations -- Proportional sets that become trivial -- 3.Systems of units -- Mass and weight -- Metric units -- Changing metric units -- Changing units between different systems of measurement -- Conversions of temperature between degrees Fahrenheit and degrees Celsius -- 4.Concentrations -- Introduction -- Amount strengths -- Ratio strengths -- Parts per million -- Percentage concentration -- Converting expressions of concentration from one form to another -- Calculating the amount of ingredient required to make up a percentage solution -- Calculating the amount of ingredient required to prepare a ratio strength solution -- 5.Dilutions -- Simple dilutions -- Serial dilutions -- Concentrated waters -- Triturations
	Note continued: Powder calculations -- Multiple dilutions -- Mixing concentrations -- 6 Formulations -- Reducing the formula -- Increasing the formula -- Formulae involving parts -- Formulae containing percentages -- 7.Calculation of doses -- Dose -- Dosage regimen -- Formulations -- Doses based on units of formulations -- Doses based on the weight of drug -- Checking for an overdose -- Doses in renal impairment -- Doses based on units -- 8.Doses in children -- Doses based on age -- Doses based on body weight -- Doses based on body surface area -- 9.Density, displacement volumes and displacement values -- Density -- Displacement volumes involving solids in liquids -- Displacement values involving solids incorporated into other solids -- 10.Calculations involving molecular weights -- Molecular weights of drugs -- Calculation of legal classifications using molecular weights -- Moles and millimoles -- 11.Parenteral solutions and isotonicity
	Note continued: Rate of flow of intravenous solutions -- Isotonicity -- 12.Accuracy of measurement -- Rounding numbers -- Significant figures -- Correcting to a certain number of decimal places -- Accuracy in arithmetic calculations -- Accuracy in weighing/measuring for pharmaceutical tests and assays -- Limits and uniformity of content -- 13.Calculations involving information retrieval -- Drug A profile -- Drug B profile -- Drug C profile -- Drug D profile -- Drug E profile -- Drug F profile.
Summary	Introduction to Pharmaceutical Calculations is an essential study aid for pharmacy students. Contains worked examples and sample questions and answers.
Subject	Pharmaceutical arithmetic.
	Pharmaceutical arithmetic. (OCoLC)fst01060102
	Fachrechnen (DE-588)4307111-9
	Pharmazie (DE-588)4045705-9
	Drug Dosage Calculations. (DNLM)D054796
	Pharmaceutical Preparations -- administration & dosage. (DNLM)D004364Q000008
	Mathematics. (DNLM)D008433
Added Author	Smith, Ian, 1959 November 24- author.
	Watson, Jennie, 1966- author.
ISBN	9780857111685 (pbk.)
	085711168X (pbk.)
	9780857112439 (ePDF)
	9780857112446 (epub)
	9780857112453 (Mobi)

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