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Calculations: The Pharmacy Technician Series
Mike Johnston, Straden-Schaden/National Pharmacy Technician Association
NPTA

ISBN-10: 0131147404
ISBN-13: 9780131147409

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2006
Format: Paper; 128 pp
Published: 07/07/2005

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Used in the Pharmacy Technician Sequence and specifically the Calculations course at a two year and career college.

 

The Perfect Balance!!

The National Pharmacy Technician Association endorses this comprehensive series.  It helps students achieve the perfect balance of the complex skills and the professional demeanor necessary for the increasingly important role of a Pharmacy Technician.  Books in the series can be used as a series or as stand-alones.

How do you work through procedures and prepare students for clinical? 

 

Logical, Step-by-Step Instructions.

~With the use of example problems guide students through the process. 

Is endorsement and certification important to you? 

 

The National Pharmacy Technician Association.

~Endorses this series and ensures it has everything a student will need to succeed in the career.

How do you pace students through the quantitative subjects/topics? 

 

Practice Problems for each subcategory—Provides practice problems before advancing to the next concept. 

~This provides the student the opportunity to master and build upon their calculative skills.  Answers are provided to each practice problem in the back of the manual for self-review.

Do students prepare formula worksheets?

 

Formulas—Are highlighted and focused throughout appropriate chapters. 

~Allowing students to easily reference them as needed.

How do you assess students’ quantitative content? 

 

A Basic Math Pre-Test.

~Allows both students and instructors to determine their initial strengths and weaknesses in theories necessary for pharmacy calculations.

Chapter Reviews.

~Provide additional calculations for the student to perform and an opportunity for instructors to assess student comprehension.

Practical Examples—Provided at the end of the text.

~Serve as a comprehensive overview and learning assessment of the entire text; these are presented in problems common to actual practice settings to better prepare the pharmacy technician student.

1. Basic Math Overview.

            Basic Math Pre-Test.

            Decimals.

            Roman Numerals.

            Fractions.

2. Systems of Measurement.

            The Metric System.

            International Units.

            Milliequivalent Measures.

            Apothecaries’ System.

            Avoirdupois System.

            Household System.

3. Conversions of Measurement.

            Conversion Equivalents.

            Converting the Household System.

            Converting the Apothecary System.

            Temperature Conversions.

4. Ratios and Proportions.

            Setting Up a Ratio and Proportion.

            Cross Multiplication.

            Restating a Ratio as a Fraction.

            Restating Fractions as Ratios.

            Converting a Ratio to a Percent.

5. Dosage Calculations.

            Calculating the Amount of Active Ingredient Required.

            Pediatric Dosing.

            Converting Pediatric Weight.

            Mg/Kg/Day.

            Sig Refresher.

6. Concentrations & Dilutions.

            Concentrations.

            Weight/Weight.

            Weight/Volume.

            Volume/Volume.

            Dilutions.

7. Alligations.

            Solving Alligations.

            The Alligation Grid.

8. Flow Rates.

            Calculating Flow Rates.

9. Milliequivalents.

            Total Parenteral Nutrition.

            Electrolyte Solutions.

            Other Calculations Involving Milliequivalents.

10. Basic Accounting & Operations.

            Pharmacy Is a Business.

            Accounting & Pricing Considerations.

            Accounting Formulas.

11. Practical Examples. 

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    The Perfect Balance!!

    The National Pharmacy Technician Association endorses this comprehensive series.  It helps students achieve the perfect balance of the complex skills and the professional demeanor necessary for the increasingly important role of a Pharmacy Technician.  Books in the series can be used as a series or as stand-alones.

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