Pharmacy Calculations: An Introduction for Pharmacy Technicians - Softcover

Joy Bellis Sakai; Leanora Kasun

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1585282618 ISBN 13: 9781585282616

Publisher: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 2012

Synopsis

This book provides a complete review of the basic mathematics concepts and skills, which provide a foundation for more advanced understanding of pharmacy-related topics. The guide provides students with the pharmacy basics necessary for correctly interpreting prescriptions and drug orders, and performing dosing calculations that technicians face every day. Pharmacy Calculations: An Introduction for Pharmacy Technicians, is designed for pharmacy technician students enrolled in a training program, technicians preparing for the certification exam, and for on-site training. As the role for pharmacy technicians continues to evolve and expand one thing remains constant. The safety of patients is the highest priority for anyone working in pharmacy, whether in hospital, retail, or institutional practices. With a thorough understanding of pharmacy math comes accuracy in computations and safety and quality in practice. The chapters are broken down into four units and are organized to complement most pharmacy technician training curricula and to support the ASHP model curriculum: Review of Mathematics Systems of Measurement Preparing for Problem Solving in Pharmacy Dosing Calculations and other Pharmacy Problems Key features throughout the book include: Chapter objectives Key terms and definitions Examples of problem scenarios or calculations questions and solutions "Tech Note!" - provides a highlight of key points within the chapters "Numbers at Work" - illustrates why key concepts are important to know and skills are critical to master. Practice problems A test bank Appendices that include the parts of a prescription, a glossary of terms, conversions, and abbreviations tables.

About this title

About the Author

Joy Bellis Sakai, PharmD, developed an interest in pharmacy at an early age when she helped out in her father's drug store. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from University of California, San Francisco, in 1975 and has with experience in drug information, acute care, pediatric and geriatric clinical pharmacy.  She is currently a clinical pharmacist for Kaweah Delta Medical Center in Visalia, California.  She is the organizer and lead instructor for the Pharmacy Technician training program at College of the Sequoias.  Dr. Sakai is author of another textbook, Practical Pharmacology for the Pharmacy Technician.  She is a member of American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and the California Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

 

Leanora Kasun, MS, has taught math and science for twenty years.  She has a BA in mathematics and physics from Humboldt State University and a MS in atmospheric science from the College of Engineering at the University of Wyoming.  Since 2002, she has taught advanced placement mathematics, calculus, and physics at Redwood High School in Visalia.  She has been Adjunct Iinstructor of Math at College of the Sequoias since 1992.

 

Leanora Kasun, MS Atmospheric Science

University of Wyoming, College of Engineering

B.A. Mathematics, B.A. Physics

Adjunct Instructor of Mathematics, College of the Sequoias

AP Calculus/AP Physics/ Pre-Calculus teacher, Redwood High School

Edition details

• Publisher: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1585282618
• ISBN 13: 9781585282616
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 232