Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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Introduction |
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1 Fundamentals of Pharmaceutical Calculations |
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1 | (16) |
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2 International System of Units |
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17 | (18) |
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3 Pharmaceutical Measurement |
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35 | (17) |
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4 Interpretation of Prescriptions and Medication Orders |
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52 | (25) |
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5 Density and Specific Gravity |
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77 | (11) |
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6 Percent Strength, Ratio Strength, and Other Expressions of Concentration |
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88 | (22) |
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7 Calculation of Doses: General Considerations |
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110 | (19) |
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8 Calculation of Doses: Patient Parameters |
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129 | (28) |
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9 Calculations Involving Units of Activity and Other Measures of Potency |
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157 | (10) |
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10 Selected Clinical Calculations |
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167 | (22) |
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11 Isotonic and Buffer Solutions |
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189 | (25) |
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12 Electrolyte Solutions: Milliequivalents, Millimoles, and Milliosmoles |
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214 | (25) |
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13 Intravenous Infusions, Parenteral Admixtures, Rate-of-Flow Calculations |
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239 | (31) |
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14 Assessment of Nutritional Status, Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition, and the Food Nutrition Label |
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270 | (26) |
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15 Altering Product Strength, Use of Stock Solutions, and Problem Solving by Alligation |
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296 | (20) |
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16 Reducing and Enlarging Formulas |
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316 | (7) |
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17 Selected Calculations in Contemporary Compounding |
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323 | (30) |
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18 Selected Calculations Involving Veterinary Pharmaceuticals |
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353 | (9) |
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19 Selected Calculations Associated with Plant Extractives |
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362 | (7) |
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20 Calculation of Active Drug Moiety |
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369 | (5) |
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21 Selected Calculations Involving Radiopharmaceuticals |
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374 | (12) |
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22 Selected Bioavailability and Pharmacokinetic Calculations |
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386 | (13) |
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23 Cost Differential Calculations in Drug Therapy |
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399 | (6) |
Appendix A Common Systems of Measurement and Intersystem Conversion |
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405 | (7) |
Appendix B Glossary of Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery Systems |
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412 | (5) |
Comprehensive Review Problems |
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417 | (28) |
Index |
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445 | (8) |
Table of Atomic Weights |
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