Semester/Year: 1/1
Lec.+lab/week: (2+0) hours
Pharmaceutical calculations including reading, interpreting, and solving calculation problems encountered in the preparation and distribution of drugs. Conversion of measurements within the apothecary, avoirdupois, and metric systems will be discussed with emphasis on the metric system of weight and volume. Calculations involving units of potency, calculation of the doses, ratios and proportions, percentages, dilution and concentration, reducing and enlarging formulas and finally basic statistical concepts will be discussed.