Pharmaceutical Calculations

Introduction Fundamentals of Pharmaceutical Calculations The International System of Units Pharmaceutical Measurement Interpretation of Prescriptions and Medication Orders Density, Specific Gravity, and Specific Volume Percentage, Ratio Strength, and Other Expressions of Concentration Calculation of Doses: General Considerations Calculation of Doses: Patient Parameters Calculations Involving "Units," " g/mg," and Other Measures of Potency Selected Clinical Calculations Isotonic and Buffer Solutions Electrolyte Solutions: Milliequivalents, Millimoles, and Milliosmoles Intravenous Infusions, Parenteral Admixtures, and Rate of Flow Calculations Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition, Body Mass Index, and the Food Nutrition Label Dilution, Concentration, and Alligation Reducing and Enlarging Formulas Selected Calculations in Contemporary Compounding Selected Calculations Involving Veterinary Pharmaceuticals Selected Calculations Associated with Plant Extractives Calculation of Active Drug Moiety Selected Calculations Involving Radiopharmaceuticals Selected Bioavailability and Pharmacokinetics Calculations Selected Pharmacoeconomic Calculations Appendix A: The Common Systems of Measurement and Intersystem Conversion Appendix B: Graphical Methods Appendix C: Basic Statistical Concepts Appendix D: Glossary of Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery Systems Review Problem