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Pharmaceutical Calculations
13th Edition
Pharmaceutical Calculations
13th Edition
Howard C. Ansel, PhD
Professor and Dean Emeritus College of Pharmacy University of Georgia Athens, Georgia
Acquisitions Editor: John Goucher Managing Editor: Matt Hauber Director of Nursing Production: Helen Ewan Senior Managing Editor/Production: Erika Kors Senior Production Editor: Marian Bellus Designer: Holly McLaughlin Manufacturing Coordinator: Margie Orzech Production Services/Compositor: Maryland Composition/ASI 13th Edition Copyright 2010 Wolters Kluwer Health Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Copyright 2006, 2001, 1996, 1991, 1986 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved. This book is protected by copyright. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, including as photocopies or scanned-in or other electronic copies, or utilized by any information storage and retrieval system without written permission from the copyright owner, except for brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. Materials appearing in this book prepared by individuals as part of their official duties as U.S. government employees are not covered by the above-mentioned copyright. To request permission, please contact Lippincott Williams & Wilkins at 530 Walnut Street, Philadelphia PA 19106, via email at permissions @ lww.com or via website at lww.com (products and services). This textbook is intended to provide the underpinnings of the methods used in pharmaceutical calculations. The drugs, drug products, formulas, equations, uses, and doses are included in this textbook for the sole purpose of providing examples in the types of calculations described. The information is not intended for use in any practice or clinical application, nor should it be considered or construed as specific for any individual patient nor as a substitute for current drug package inserts. The author, editors, and
Pharmaceutical Calculations
13th Edition
Pharmaceutical Calculations
13th Edition
Howard C. Ansel, PhD
Professor and Dean Emeritus College of Pharmacy University of Georgia Athens, Georgia
Acquisitions Editor: John Goucher Managing Editor: Matt Hauber Director of Nursing Production: Helen Ewan Senior Managing Editor/Production: Erika Kors Senior Production Editor: Marian Bellus Designer: Holly McLaughlin Manufacturing Coordinator: Margie Orzech Production Services/Compositor: Maryland Composition/ASI 13th Edition Copyright 2010 Wolters Kluwer Health Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Copyright 2006, 2001, 1996, 1991, 1986 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved. This book is protected by copyright. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, including as photocopies or scanned-in or other electronic copies, or utilized by any information storage and retrieval system without written permission from the copyright owner, except for brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. Materials appearing in this book prepared by individuals as part of their official duties as U.S. government employees are not covered by the above-mentioned copyright. To request permission, please contact Lippincott Williams & Wilkins at 530 Walnut Street, Philadelphia PA 19106, via email at permissions @ lww.com or via website at lww.com (products and services). This textbook is intended to provide the underpinnings of the methods used in pharmaceutical calculations. The drugs, drug products, formulas, equations, uses, and doses are included in this textbook for the sole purpose of providing examples in the types of calculations described. The information is not intended for use in any practice or clinical application, nor should it be considered or construed as specific for any individual patient nor as a substitute for current drug package inserts. The author, editors, and