Learn to calculate drug dosages safely and accurately! Math Calculations for Pharmacy Technicians, 3rd Edition helps you master the competencies required by the American Society of HealthSystem Pharmacists (ASHP). Designed specifically for Pharmacy Technicians, this practical worktext simplifies key calculation concepts and lets you work through hundreds of practice problems.
1. Section I Introduction and Basic Math Skills - p. xv 2. Introduction - p. xv 3. Chapter 1 Abbreviations, Symbols, and Basic Mathematical Skills for Pharmacy Technicians - p. 1 4. Chapter 2 Review of Basic Mathematical Skills - p. 15 5. Section II Measurements and Conversions - p. 58 6. Introduction - p. 58 7. Chapter 3 Conversion of Clinical Measurements of Numbers, Time, and Temperature - p. 59 8. Chapter 4 Measurement Systems, Units, and Equivalencies - p. 73 9. Chapter 5 Conversions Within Measurement Systems - p. 88 10. Chapter 6 Conversions Between Measurement Systems - p. 104 11. Section III Calculations with Prescriptions and Medication Orders - p. 118 12. Introduction - p. 118 13. Chapter 7 Interpretation of Medication Labels and Orders - p. 119 14. Chapter 8 Calculation of Oral Solid Doses - p. 149 15. Chapter 9 Calculation of Oral Liquid Doses - p. 164 16. Chapter 10 Calculation of Parenteral Doses - p. 185 17. Chapter 11 Unit Calculations With Anticoagulants and Insulin - p. 211 18. Chapter 12 Calculation of Medications by Age, Body Weight, and Body Surface Area - p. 241 19. Chapter 13 Interpreting Physicians' Orders for Dosages and Days' Supply - p. 281 20. Section IV Special Medication Calculations - p. 324 21. Introduction - p. 324 22. Chapter 14 Calculations With Ratio and Percentage Strengths - p. 325 23. Chapter 15 Calculations for Simple Dilutions, Mixtures, and Compounding - p. 354 24. Chapter 16 Calculation of Medications Used Intravenously - p. 403 25. Section V Business Math - p. 452 26. Introduction - p. 452 27. Chapter 17 Business Math for Pharmacy Technicians - p. 453 28. Appendix Extra Practice Problems - p. 486 29. Glossary - p. 553 30. Index - p. 557 31. The Periodic Table of the Elements - p. ibc1
Learn to calculate drug dosages safely and accurately! Math Calculations for Pharmacy Technicians, 3rd Edition helps you master the competencies required by the American Society of HealthSystem Pharmacists (ASHP). Designed specifically for Pharmacy Technicians, this practical worktext simplifies key calculation concepts and lets you work through hundreds of practice problems.
1. Section I Introduction and Basic Math Skills - p. xv 2. Introduction - p. xv 3. Chapter 1 Abbreviations, Symbols, and Basic Mathematical Skills for Pharmacy Technicians - p. 1 4. Chapter 2 Review of Basic Mathematical Skills - p. 15 5. Section II Measurements and Conversions - p. 58 6. Introduction - p. 58 7. Chapter 3 Conversion of Clinical Measurements of Numbers, Time, and Temperature - p. 59 8. Chapter 4 Measurement Systems, Units, and Equivalencies - p. 73 9. Chapter 5 Conversions Within Measurement Systems - p. 88 10. Chapter 6 Conversions Between Measurement Systems - p. 104 11. Section III Calculations with Prescriptions and Medication Orders - p. 118 12. Introduction - p. 118 13. Chapter 7 Interpretation of Medication Labels and Orders - p. 119 14. Chapter 8 Calculation of Oral Solid Doses - p. 149 15. Chapter 9 Calculation of Oral Liquid Doses - p. 164 16. Chapter 10 Calculation of Parenteral Doses - p. 185 17. Chapter 11 Unit Calculations With Anticoagulants and Insulin - p. 211 18. Chapter 12 Calculation of Medications by Age, Body Weight, and Body Surface Area - p. 241 19. Chapter 13 Interpreting Physicians' Orders for Dosages and Days' Supply - p. 281 20. Section IV Special Medication Calculations - p. 324 21. Introduction - p. 324 22. Chapter 14 Calculations With Ratio and Percentage Strengths - p. 325 23. Chapter 15 Calculations for Simple Dilutions, Mixtures, and Compounding - p. 354 24. Chapter 16 Calculation of Medications Used Intravenously - p. 403 25. Section V Business Math - p. 452 26. Introduction - p. 452 27. Chapter 17 Business Math for Pharmacy Technicians - p. 453 28. Appendix Extra Practice Problems - p. 486 29. Glossary - p. 553 30. Index - p. 557 31. The Periodic Table of the Elements - p. ibc1
