Introduction to Pharmaceutical Calculations

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• Name: Introduction to Pharmaceutical Calculations
• Brand: Pharmpress
• Description: Rees, Judith A; Smith, Ian; Watson, JennieFourth editionScheduled closure of pharmpress.comJudith A Rees - Senior Lecturer, School of Pharmacy, Keele University; Ian Smith - Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, Keele University; Jennie Watson - Boots Teacher Practitioner, University of Central LancashireISBN 978 0 85711 168 5Published Apr 2015Paperback 234 x 156mm (288pp)DESCRIPTION: Introduction to Pharmaceutical Calculations is your comprehensive guide to successfully performing pharmaceutical calculations. Now in its fourth edition, this popular book covers everything you need to know to pass those all important pharmacy calculation exams. Every chapter contains learning objectives, worked examples and sample questions and has been fully updated. Brand new features include: - Introduction (including expert tips for approaching calculations) - Doses in children - 8 short videos (to help you grasp some of the key concepts) covering: - Simple dilution - Proportional sets - Conversion of units - Representations of concentrations - Mixing two concentrations without a final volume - Displacement values - Parenteral doses - Moles - More images and diagramsWritten by experienced pharmacy lecturers and a teacher practitioner, this book will help you tackle every type of pharmaceutical calculation and is ideal for both students and pre-regs. We recommend you use it alongside the companion Pharmaceutical Calculations Workbook to practice and perfect your calculation skills. Good luck in your exams! Save money by buying our special calculations package . Videos demonstrating calculations concepts can be viewed with the password from the book. CONTENTS: Introduction Rational numbers Systems of units Concentrations Dilutions Formulations Calculation of doses Doses in children Density, displacement volumes and displacement values Calculations involving molecular weights Parenteral solutions and isotonicity Accuracy of measurement Calculations involving information retrieval Appendix 1: Metric prefixes Appendix 2: Conversion factors Appendix 3: Multiplication and division Appendix 4: Atomic weights of the elements Appendix 5: Body surface area in children