Pharmaceutical and Clinical Calculations, 2nd Edition
Author | : Mansoor A. Kahn |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 1996-07 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015041530463 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: A text for students in pharmacy, pharmacy practice professionals, and other health care professionals. Coverage includes basic principles of how to interpret prescriptions and medication orders; measure, calculate, and compound quality dosage forms; and dose patients. Computational methods to accomplish these ends are clearly presented, along with contemporary practice examples to demonstrate concepts. After a mathematics review, chapters cover systems of measurement, calculations involving different forms of medications, pediatric and geriatric dosing, and calculations involving radiopharmaceuticals. Includes problems and answers, plus reference appendices. c. Book News Inc.