Pharmaceutical Calculations Quiz

1. Conversions
2. Expressions of Drug Concentration (percent strength, ratio strength)
3. Quantity of drug to be dispensed or administered
4. Reducing or Enlarging Formulas
5. Dilutions
6. Alligations
7. Patient parameters (BSA, BW)
8. % error and Outpatient compounding
9. Rates of administration and Inpatient compounding

To solve real-life inpatient and outpatient patient case scenarios using foundational pharmaceutical math

Ashley Yarabinec, PharmD, BCGP

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