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9780443100192

Calculations for Pharmaceutical Practice

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  • ISBN13:

    9780443100192

  • ISBN10:

    0443100195

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-03-17
  • Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
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Summary

A comprehensive and clearly written book on pharmacy calculations, this new text covers all the calculations that pharmacy students need to know in relation to pharmacy practice and clinical pharmacy. It includes a large number of self-testing questions at the end of each chapter as well as some mock UK registration exam papers. The opportunities for self-assessment allow students to practice calculations until they achieve true competence. The book is especially useful for anyone preparing for registration exams in pharmacy, in particular those based on the UK exam. Contains self-study questions and answers, many with worked examples Includes mock registration exam papers Ideal for exam preparation and as a reference for later practice Includes a chapter on pharmacokinetics Serves as a useful reference during practice

Table of Contents

About this book xi
Introduction
1(10)
Quantities and units
11(14)
Expressions of concentration
25(16)
Drugs in different forms
41(12)
Density
53(6)
Solubility
59(8)
Master formulae
67(28)
Changing concentration
95(24)
Trituration
119(8)
Suppositories and pessaries
127(12)
Calculation of doses
139(22)
Paediatric doses
161(10)
Reconstitution for oral and parenteral use
171(10)
Calculations associated with injections
181(24)
Other practice related topics
205(18)
Basic statistics
223(16)
Introductory pharmacokinetics
239(10)
Mock registration examination paper
249(8)
Answers
257(40)
Appendix 1 Basic arithmetic processes and self-study 297(10)
Appendix 2 Systems of weights and measures 307(6)
References and further reading 313(2)
Index 315

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