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Pharmaceutical calculations / Howard C. Ansel and Mitchell J. Stoklosa

By: Ansel, Howard C., 1933- [author]Contributor(s): Stoklosa, Mitchell J [co-author]Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2001Edition: Eleventh editionDescription: xii, 396 pages : illustrations ; 27 cmISBN: 9780781731720Subject(s): PHARMACEUTICAL ARITHMETICLOC classification: RS 57 .A57 2001

Contents:

Introduction -- 1. Some fundamentals of measurement and calculation -- 2. Interpretation of the prescription or medication order -- 3. The metric system -- 4. Calculation of doses -- 5. Reducing and enlarging formulas -- 6. Density, specific gravity, and specific volume -- 7. Percentage, ratio strength, and other expressions of concentration -- 8. Dilution and concentration -- 9. Isotonic solutions -- 10. Electrolyte solutions: milliequivalents, millimoles, and milliosmoles -- 11. Some calculations involving "units," and other measures of potency -- 12. Constituted solutions, intravenous admixtures, and rate of flow calculations -- 13. Some calculations in contemporary compounding -- 14. Body mass index and the nutrition label -- 15. Some calculations associated with drug availability and pharmacokinetics -- 16. Some calculations involving veterinary pharmaceuticals -- 17. Calculation of active drug moiety -- 18. Some calculations involving radiopharmaceuticals -- 19. Some calculations associated with plant extractives -- 20. Some pharmacoeconomic calculations -- 21. Miscellaneous pharmaceutics calculations

Summary: Offers a comprehensive presentation of the fundamental principles and basic techniques involved in applying pharmaceutical calculations in community, hospital and industrial settings. This title includes chapters that cover contemporary compounding, calculations involving veterinary pharmaceuticals, and body mass index.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	LRC - Main	National University - Manila	Pharmacy	General Circulation	GC RS 57 .A57 2001 (Browse shelf (Opens below))	c.1	Available		NULIB000004120

Includes bibliographic references and index.

Introduction --
1. Some fundamentals of measurement and calculation --
2. Interpretation of the prescription or medication order --
3. The metric system --
4. Calculation of doses --
5. Reducing and enlarging formulas --
6. Density, specific gravity, and specific volume --
7. Percentage, ratio strength, and other expressions of concentration --
8. Dilution and concentration --
9. Isotonic solutions --
10. Electrolyte solutions: milliequivalents, millimoles, and milliosmoles --
11. Some calculations involving "units," and other measures of potency --
12. Constituted solutions, intravenous admixtures, and rate of flow calculations --
13. Some calculations in contemporary compounding --
14. Body mass index and the nutrition label --
15. Some calculations associated with drug availability and pharmacokinetics --
16. Some calculations involving veterinary pharmaceuticals --
17. Calculation of active drug moiety --
18. Some calculations involving radiopharmaceuticals --
19. Some calculations associated with plant extractives --
20. Some pharmacoeconomic calculations --
21. Miscellaneous pharmaceutics calculations

Offers a comprehensive presentation of the fundamental principles and basic techniques involved in applying pharmaceutical calculations in community, hospital and industrial settings. This title includes chapters that cover contemporary compounding, calculations involving veterinary pharmaceuticals, and body mass index.

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