Master the math skills needed to calculate drug dosages safely and accurately! Math Calculations for Pharmacy Technicians,5th Edition, covers the competencies required by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). Designed specifically for pharmacy technicians, the book includes a review of basic math, conversions between measurement systems, interpretation of drug labels and physicians orders, and calculation of medications based on a patients age, body weight, or body surface area. Two basic methods of calculating drug dosages are described:: ratio/proportion and dimensional analysis. Simplifying calculation concepts, Elaine Beale’s worktext breaks down calculations, provides examples, and contains hundreds of practice problems to help you develop calculation confidence and prepare for a successful career as a pharmacy technician.
Section I: Introduction and Basic Math Skills 1. Abbreviations, Symbols, and Basic Mathematical Skills for Health Occupations 2. Review of Basic Mathematical Skills
Section II: Measurements and Conversions Used in Health Care Occupations 3. Conversion of Clinical Measurements of Numbers, Time, and Temperature 4. Measurement Systems, Units, and Equivalencies 5. Conversions Within Measurement Systems 6. Conversions Between Measurement Systems
Section III: Calculations With Prescriptions and Medication Orders 7. Interpretation of Prescriptions, Medication Orders, and Stock Labels 8. Calculation of Oral Solid Doses 9. Calculation of Oral Liquid Doses 10. Calculation of Injectable Doses 11. Interpreting Physicians’ Orders for Dosages and Days’ Supply Section
IV: Special Medication Calculations 12. Calculation of Doses by Age, Body Weight, and Body Surface Area 13. Calculations With Ratio and Percentage Strengths 14. Calculations for Simple Dilutions, Mixtures, and Compounding 15. Calculations for Preparation of Intravenous Infusions
Section V: Business Math 16. Pharmacy Business Math
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