Pharmaceutical and Clinical Calculations, 2nd Edition

Download or read book Pharmaceutical and Clinical Calculations, 2nd Edition written by Mansoor A. Kahn and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1996-07 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A text for students in pharmacy, pharmacy practice professionals, and other health care professionals. Coverage includes basic principles of how to interpret prescriptions and medication orders; measure, calculate, and compound quality dosage forms; and dose patients. Computational methods to accomplish these ends are clearly presented, along with contemporary practice examples to demonstrate concepts. After a mathematics review, chapters cover systems of measurement, calculations involving different forms of medications, pediatric and geriatric dosing, and calculations involving radiopharmaceuticals. Includes problems and answers, plus reference appendices. c. Book News Inc.