Stoklosa and Ansel's Pharmaceutical Calculations 16th edition (sixteenth edition)
Pharmaceutical Calculations, Metric Conversions, Dosage Calculations, Compounding, Concentrations, Dilutions, Isotonic Solutions, Parenteral Nutrition, Clinical Calculations, Pharmacokinetics, and Medication Dosing
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Stoklosa and Ansel's Pharmaceutical Calculations 16th edition by Shelly J. Stockton teaches the mathematical methods required for accurate medication preparation, dosing, compounding, and pharmaceutical practice. The book uses a consistent step by step approach to help pharmacy students translate prescriptions, medication orders, concentrations, patient parameters, and dosage requirements into accurate calculations.
The 16th edition covers fundamentals of pharmaceutical calculations, the International System of Units, metric conversions, prescription and medication order calculations, reducing and enlarging formulas, density and specific gravity, percentage and ratio strength, dilutions and concentrations, patient specific dosing, units of activity, electrolyte calculations, isotonic and buffer solutions, and contemporary compounding calculations. Additional chapters address clinical calculations, parenteral nutrition, radiopharmaceuticals, basic pharmacokinetics, and cost calculations in drug therapy.
This textbook is intended primarily for pharmacy students learning the calculation skills required for academic study and professional pharmacy practice. Worked examples, Case in Point applications, Calculation Capsules, practice problems, CalcQuiz exercises, and comprehensive review problems help students develop accuracy with dosage calculations, compounded preparations, infusion calculations, concentration adjustments, and other quantitative tasks encountered in pharmacy.
Doctor of Pharmacy students, pharmacy students, and pharmacy trainees can use this edition to practice calculation methods, strengthen numerical accuracy, prepare for pharmacy examinations, and apply mathematical principles to medication dosing and compounding. The 2021 16th edition is available as a searchable PDF with instant access after purchase for coursework, calculation practice, examination preparation, and pharmacy reference.
Shelly J. Stockton