Introduction to Pharmaceutical Calculations,Third edition

This revised and expanded third edition, written by experienced pharmacy lecturers, has been updated to include a new chapter on calculations involving information retrieval, the latest changes to the BNF, and body surface area charts from the BNF for Children.

Further topics include:
rational numbers
systems of units
concentrations, dilutions and formulations
calculation of doses
density, displacement volumes and displacement values
calculations involving molecular weights
parenteral solutions and isotonicity
accuracy of measurement


Each chapter contains learning objectives, worked examples, and sample questions and answers. Together with its companion text Pharmaceutical Calculations Workbook, also published by Pharmaceutical Press, Introduction to Pharmaceutical Calculations is essential reading for pharmacy undergraduates and pre-registration pharmacists.


Contents:
1. Rational Numbers: 2. Systems of Units: 3. Concentrations: 4. Dilutions: 5. Formulations: 6. Calculation of Doses: 7. Density, Displacement Volumes and Displacement Values: 8. Calculations Involving Molecular Weights: 9. Parenteral Solutions and Isotonicity: 10. Accuracy of Measurement: 11. Calculations Involving Information Retrieval