Maths Skills for Pharmacy
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-968071-9 (ISBN)
- Fully integrated approach: the text covers calculations relating to both pharmaceutical science and pharmacy practice
- Numerous worked examples and self-assessment questions make the text ideal for self-directed learning
- Case studies run throughout the text, emphasising the importance of maths to pharmacy, and helping students make the connection between theory and practice
- Frequent learning points highlight the key take-home messages for each section
- Written by leading academics in the fields of pharmacy practice and pharmaceutics, with a wealth of experience in pharmacy education
Written by leading academics with a wealth of experience in pharmacy education, Maths Skills for Pharmacy combines a unique integrated approach to pharmaceutical and scientific calculations, with innovative learning features designed to encourage self-directed learning.
Ensuring competency in maths skills is a fundamental part of pharmacy education as accurate pharmaceutical calculations are crucial to the safe and effective use of drugs. This text combines both the scientific calculations underpinning dosage forms with calculations relating to pharmacy practice in a single resource.
An innovative student-centred approach is taken throughout the text, with numerous worked examples and self-test questions to stimulate self-directed learning. Frequent case studies highlight the importance of maths to pharmacy, and help students to make that crucial connection between theory and practice, while key take-home messages for each section are summarised in concise learning-point boxes.
Written by leading academics with a wealth of experience in pharmacy education Maths Skills for Pharmacy is the ideal textbook for the subject.
Yvonne Perrie is Professor in Drug Delivery and Head of the Pharmacy School at Aston University. Her research activities contribute to the advancement and strategic development of drug carrier systems to facilitate the effective delivery and application of drugs and vaccines. Yvonne is Editor in Chief of both the Journal of Liposome Research and Pharmaceutics, and acts as Associate Editor of The Journal of Drug Targeting and The Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. She is also the author of the undergraduate textbook Drug Delivery and Targeting.
1. Introduction: the importance of maths in pharmacy ;
2. Pharmaceutical mathematical terminology ;
3. Mathematical basics in pharmacy: measurements and data ;
4. Maths supporting the science of pharmacy ;
5. Quantities to dispense: accuracy within supply ;
6. Handling pharmaceutical products: concentrations and dilutions ;
7. Intravenous and associated medication routes ;
8. Basic statistics, calculus and pharmacokinetics
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 189 x 246 mm |
| Gewicht | 414 g |
| Einbandart | kartoniert |
| Themenwelt | Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pharmazie ► Apothekenpraxis | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pharmazie ► Pharmazie Studium | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pharmazie ► PTA / PKA | |
| Schlagworte | Mathematisches Grundverständnis • Pharmazie |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-968071-X / 019968071X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-968071-9 / 9780199680719 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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