Pharmaceutical calculations for the pharmacy technician. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Barbara E. Lacher.
• Other Names: Lacher, Barbara E
• Contents: Fundamentals of calculations -- Systems of measure -- Interpretation of the prescription or medication order -- Equipment used in measuring -- Understanding drug labels -- Calculations of oral doses -- Calculations for pediatric doses -- Reducing and enlarging formulas -- Percentage, ratio strength, and other expressions of concentration -- Dilution and concentration -- Some calculations involving units, micrograms per milliliter, and other measures of potency -- Reconstituted solutions and intravenous admixtures -- Intravenous rate of flow calculations -- Contemporary compounding.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : LWW
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (416 pages)
• Subjects: 615/.1401513; Pharmaceutical arithmetic; Arithmétique pharmaceutique; Pharmaceutical arithmetic; Pharmacy -- methods; Mathematics; Pharmacy Technicians; Programmed Instruction
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781451162967; 1451162960
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.