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The latest updating of this text continues to offer a balance between applied and theoretical concepts, with emphasis on the calculations that serve the clinical needs of the student and practitioner. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Book Info
Univ. of Georgia, Athens. Widely used textbook includes five new chapters, a number of changes in existing chapters, a revised treatment of the method of aliquot measuring, and new figures and other illustrations. Previous edition: c1996. DNLM: Pharmacy.

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This Eleventh Edition text offers a comprehensive presentation of the fundamental principles and basic techniques involved in applying pharmaceutical calculations in community, hospital and industrial settings. New chapters cover contemporary compounding, calculations involving veterinary pharmaceuticals, body mass index and the nutrition label calculations associated with plant extractives, and a miscellaneous chapter combining relevant calculation topics from formerly separate appendices. Important changes to existing chapters include the incorporation of dosing considerations in chemotherapy and heparin dosing; calculations relevant to body electrolyte and water requirements; the quantitative determination of active drug moiety when present in chemically combined forms; and, a revised treatment of aliquot measuring. Includes over 100 new practice problems.