Pharmaceutical Calculations - Softcover

Zatz, Joel L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471077577 ISBN 13: 9780471077572

Publisher: Wiley, 1981

Synopsis

An up-to-date revision of this examination of pharmaceutical calculations. Features a programmed format, permitting fast-paced learning, a progression of topics that build on previous instruction. Utilizes units as an aid in calculation and emphasizes practical approaches to meeting accuracy requirements. Unit designations and abbreviations have been updated to conform to current practice. New problems are included to provide additional instruction and review.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Master all the essential methods for calculation and measurement of pharmaceuticals

Now in a new Fourth Edition that incorporates the most recent changes in pharmacy practice, Dr. Zatz's Pharmaceutical Calculations presents a logical, programmed format that builds mastery of important concepts and techniques quickly and efficiently. Used successfully by pharmacy students and professionals for over twenty years, this classic text encourages an active learning approach to tackling and solving calculation problems.

This Fourth Edition features the most up-to-date coverage available today, including:

• New concepts introduced sequentially, encouraging mastery of each concept before moving to the next
• Specific learning objectives and review questions that measure progress in each chapter
• An emphasis on dimensional analysis and direct approaches to problem solving
• Problems and solutions that reflect professional accuracy requirements
• New chapters on isotonicity, intravenous fluids, and nutritional calculations

Pharmaceutical Calculations, Fourth Edition reflects the clinical emphasis today's pharmaceutical education requires and effectively teaches how to do the computations required in current practice. This clear, comprehensive resource presents a highly practical description of pharmaceutical calculations that focuses on day-to-day professional needs. It is an ideal primary text for students of pharmacy as well as an invaluable reference for professionals.

About the Author:

DR. JOEL L. ZATZ is Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmaceutics of the College of Pharmacy at Rutgers University. In addition to previous editions of Pharmaceutical Calculations, Dr. Zatz is the author of numerous scientific articles and the editor of Skin Permeation. He is a fellow of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists and serves as a consultant to pharmaceutical companies.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1981
• ISBN 10: 0471077577
• ISBN 13: 9780471077572
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 388