The gold standard on pharmaceutical calculations, this widely acclaimed text covers the full range of calculations pharmacy students must learn for successful pharmacy practice, including dosing, compounding, metric conversions, and more. Thoroughly reviewed by practitioners and educators and extensively revised and updated, this 16th edition maintains high standards for both academic and practical pharmacy requirements while offering the most comprehensive and in-depth coverage of pharmacy calculations available. A consistent, step-by-step approach makes it easy to work through the problems and gain a greater understanding of the underlying concepts, while an expanded collection of calculation problems makes this the most engaging edition yet.
UPDATED! Revised content throughout, including a complete revision of the metric conversions section, reflects the most current perspectives from leading pharmacy practitioners and educators.
NEW! Hundreds of new example problems strengthen your calculation skills and help prepare you for success on quizzes and tests.
Student-friendly learning features—including end-of-chapter practice problems, Case-in-Point features, Calculation Capsules, CalcQuiz problems, and Comprehensive Review Problems—provide essential practice solving problems and demonstrate practical applications of mathematics in pharmaceutical practice.