Pharmaceutical Calculations

by Stoklosa, Mitchell J.; Ansel, Howard C.

• ISBN13: 9780683080018
• ISBN10: 0683080016
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-05-01
• Publisher: Williams & Wilkins

Table of Contents

Introduction
Some Fundamentals of Measurement and Calculation	p. 1
Interpretation of the Prescription or Medication Order	p. 37
The Metric System	p. 45
Calculation of Doses	p. 57
Reducing and Enlarging Formulas	p. 79
Density, Specific Gravity, and Specific Volume	p. 87
Percentage and Ratio Strength Calculations	p. 97
Dilution and Concentration	p. 117
Isotonic Solutions	p. 144
Electrolyte Solutions: Milliequivalents, Millimoles, and Milliosmoles	p. 156
Constituted Solutions, Intravenous Admixtures and Rate of Flow Calculations	p. 168
Some Calculations Involving "Units," "[mu]g/mg," and Other Measures of Potency	p. 189
Some Calculations Involving the Use of Prefabricated Dosage Forms in Compounding Procedures	p. 195
Some Calculations Associated with Drug Availability and Pharmacokinetics	p. 200
Some Calculations Involving Radioactive Pharmaceuticals	p. 214
App. A. The Common Systems and Intersystem Conversion	p. 225
App. B. Some Pharmacoeconomic Calculations	p. 239
App. C. Graphical Methods	p. 249
App. D. Basic Statistical Concepts	p. 259
App. E. Thermometry	p. 270
App. F. Proof Strength	p. 277
App. G. Solubility Ratios	p. 280
App. H. Emulsion Nucleus	p. 283
App. I. HLB System: Problems Involving HLB Values	p. 285
App. J. Exponential and Logarithmic Notation	p. 289
App. K. Some Calculations Involving Buffer Solutions	p. 298
App. L. Chemical Problems	p. 305
App. M. Glossary of Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery Systems	p. 309
Review Problems	p. 316
Answers to Practice and Review Problems	p. 336
Index	p. 353
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