Stoklosa and Ansel's pharmaceutical calculations /
Pharmaceutical calculations
Shelly J. Stockton, PhD, RPh, Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, Oklahoma
- 16th edition
- xii, 461 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Earlier editions published as: Pharmaceutical calculations / Howard C. Ansel ; Pharmaceutical calculations / Mitchell J. Stoklosa.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Fundamentals of Pharmaceutical Calculations International System of Units Pharmaceutical Measurement Interpretation of Prescriptions and Medication Orders Density and Specific Gravity Percent Strength, Ratio Strength, and Other Expressions of Concentration Calculation of Doses: General Considerations Calculation of Doses: Patient Parameters Calculations Involving Units of Activity and Other Measures of Potency Selected Clinical Calculations Isotonic and Buffer Solutions Electrolyte Solutions: Milliequivalents, Millimoles, and Milliosmoles Intravenous Infusions, Parenteral Admixtures, Rate-of-Flow Calculations Assessment of Nutritional Status, Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition, 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 Basic Pharmacokinetics Cost Differential Calculations in Drug Therapy Appendix A: Common Systems of Measurement and Intersystem Conversion Appendix B: Glossary of Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery Systems Appendix C: Table of Atomic Weights Comprehensive Review Problems
"The gold standard on pharmaceutical calculations, this widely acclaimed text covers the full range of calculations pharmacy students must learn for successful pharmacy practice, including dosing, compounding, metric conversions and more. Thoroughly reviewed by practitioners and educators and extensively revised and updated, this 16th edition maintains high standards for both academic and basic practice requirements while offering the most comprehensive and in-depth coverage of pharmacy calculations available. A consistent, step-by-step approach makes it easy to work through the problems and gain a greater understanding of the underlying concepts, and new online access to calculation problems makes this the most engaging edition yet" --
9781975129316 9781975128555
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Drugs--Dosage forms. Pharmaceutical arithmetic. Drugs--Dosage. Weights and measures. Drug Dosage Calculations Pharmaceutical Preparations--administration & dosage Drug Compounding--methods. Drug Prescriptions. Weights and Measures Dosage Forms Arithmétique pharmaceutique. Médicaments--Formes pharmaceutiques. Posologie. Poids et mesures. Weights and measures. Drugs--Dosage. Drugs--Dosage forms. Pharmaceutical arithmetic.