Pharmaceutical and Clinical Calculations

Mansoor A. Kahn, Indra K. Reddy

• Prerequisite Mathematics Review. Systems of Measurement. Prescription and Medication Orders. Principles of Weighing and Measuring. Calculations Involving Oral Liquids. Calculations Involving Capsules, Tablets, and Powder Dosage Forms. Calculations Involving Ointments, Creams, and Other Semisolids. Calculations Involving Topical Ophthalmic, Nasal, and Otic Preparations. Calculations Involving Suppositories. Calculations Involving Injectable Medications. Calculations Involving Nutrition. Calculation of Doses and Dose Adjustments. Pediatric and Geriatric Dosing. Calculations Involving Immunizing Agents and Vaccines. Calculations Involving Radiopharmaceuticals. Review Problems. Answers to Practice Problems. Answers to Review Problems. Appendices A-ESuggested Readings. Index.

"… an excellent reference source for practicing pharmacists … contains five sets of review problems that are … an excellent review for the NAPLEX exam … an excellent source for covering everything from the very basic computational principles to more advanced patient-specific dosing techniques … an excellent job of presenting not only the theory and concepts involved with patient-specific dosing but also many real world examples…"- Steven P. Stodghill, University of MississippiJournal of Pharmacy Teaching, Volume 8, Number 4 2001"…learn the basic principles of how to accurately interpret prescriptions and medication orders, measure, calculate, and compound quality dosage forms …learn multiple methods to accurately and safely dose patients. The computational methods to accomplish those ends are clearly presented and the examples used to demonstrate the concepts are relevant to contemporary practice…a reference source for practitioners who need to 'refresh' basic concepts in measurements and calculations to ensure safe and effective drug therapy for their patients."- Arthur A. Nelson, Dean and Professor, School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center