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Informationen zum Autor Maria Glaucia Teixeira, PhD, is Associate Professor Emeritus in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Wyoming, where she retired after 23 years on the faculty, following 10 years as Professor at the Federal University of Ceará in Fortaleza, Brazil. She has received numerous recognitions for her teaching, including the Top Prof and Excellence in Teaching awards while at University of Wyoming. She received her PhD in Pharmacology at Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France. Joel L. Zatz, PhD, is Professor Emeritus at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Klappentext Retaining the successful previous editions' programmed instructional format, this book improves and updates an authoritative textbook to keep pace with compounding trends and calculations - addressing real-world calculations pharmacists perform and allowing students to learn at their own pace through examples.* Connects well with the current emphasis on self-paced and active learning in pharmacy schools* Adds a new chapter dedicated to practical calculations used in contemporary compounding, new appendices, and solutions and answers for all problems* Maintains value for teaching pharmacy students the principles while also serving as a reference for review by students in preparation for licensure exams* Rearranges chapters and rewrites topics of the previous edition, making its content ideal to be used as the primary textbook in a typical dosage calculations course for any health care professional* Reviews of the prior edition: "...a well-structured approach to the topic..." (Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy) and "...a perfectly organized manual that serves as a expert guide..." (Electric Review) Zusammenfassung Retaining the successful previous editions' programmed instructional format, this book improves and updates an authoritative textbook to keep pace with compounding trends and calculations addressing real-world calculations pharmacists perform and allowing students to learn at their own pace through examples. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xiii Chapter 1 Review of Basic Mathematical Principles1 1.1. Significant Figures 2 1.2. Rounding Off 4 1.3. Fractions 5 1.4. Exponents and Powers 8 1.5. Estimation 10 1.6. Units 12 1.7. Ratio 15 1.8. Proportion 15 1.9. Dimensional Analysis 18 Practice Problems 21 Chapter 2 Systems of Measurement 31 2.1. Metrology 31 2.2. The Metric System 32 2.3. The English Systems 33 2.3.1. The Avoirdupois System 33 2.3.2. The Apothecary or Troy System 33 2.4. Measurement of Weight 33 2.4.1. Metric Weight 33 2.4.2. English Weight 35 2.4.2.1. Avoirdupois Weight 35 2.4.2.2. Apothecary Weight 36 2.4.3. Practical Weight Equivalents 36 2.5. Measurement of Volume 38 2.5.1. Metric Volume 38 2.5.2. English Volume 39 2.5.3. Practical Volume Equivalents 39 2.6. Measurement of Length 41 2.7. Intersystem Relationships 43 2.8. Household Equivalents and Metric Estimation 44 Practice Problems 49 Chapter 3 Prescriptions and Medication Orders 54 3.1. Prescribing Authority 55 3.2. Components 57 3.3. Practices to Prevent Medication Errors 58 3.4. Common Abbreviations 60 3.5. Outpatient Prescription Drug Orders 69 3.5.1. Prescriptions for Manufactured Drug Products 69 3.5.2. Prescriptions for Compounded Drug Products 69 3.5.2.1. Types of Compounded Orders 70 3.5.2.2.1. Formulation Based on Total Quantity 70 3.5.2.3.2. Formulation Based on Single Dosage Unit 71 3.6. Inpatient Medication Orders 72 3.7. Interpretation 77 3.8. Calculations to Check "DEA" Numbers 77 3.9. Reducing and Enlarging Formulas 80 3.1...
