Pharmaceutical Calculations

As has been mentioned this book has been designed for pharmaceutical students studying within the US mainly due to it using Imperial measurements in its calculations. However as far as the basic principles and methodologies are concerned then this is fully relevant and transferable so to those ends its a very useful guide on the subject matter.

Pharmaceutical Calculations Paperback – 7 Apr 2017The book.This is a book about the various pharmaceutical calculation and how to use them with worked examples. It is an American publication but easily understood and adapted to the UK market.Audience.This is obviously aimed at Pharmaceutical chemistry students and other students doing pharmaceutical modules. It is well written and the explanations are very good and useful.Approach.It uses a scenario and worked examples approach. The examples are complete and don’t assume anything. You need a good level of maths to follow this book but that is who it is aimed at.Coverage.To me being a biochemist it seem very comprehensive and to the point. It makes a good primer on how maths is used in determining dosage and drug development.Overall.A well written and presented book on essential calculations for pharmacy students. Good presentation and coverage will make this a very good companion to any course needing these calculations. The part on prescription is largely for the American market but there is still plenty here for students in the UK.

The only reason why I gave this four stars instead of five is that it is based at the US market which operates in a slightly different way to how the UK pharmaceutical industry operates: i.e. compounding and prescriptions. However, that said, this has still found it's way onto some university reading/required text lists and that's probably more about the methodology of calculating dosages. The text itself is relatively easy to follow if you have a reasonable grounding in maths and has plenty of worked examples to test understanding. A well written text but aimed at a very niche market..

This book is written for the US. Mostly that’s not a problem as calculations are mostly basic maths, so perfectly fine to use for student practice. The US does use miles and lbs for weight in daily life, but the pharmaceutical calculations are in metric, grams and litres. Didn’t really need this type of text book as a UK student many years ago but perhaps as we did a lot of basic maths in general secondary school, we round up decimals and fractions, and daily measurements were in metric. The pharmaceutical concepts of % w/v or v/v were new but not hard and not requiring an entire book to learn and practice.Compounding in Uk community pharmacies is relatively rare these days, if the patients needs an ointment it will be made by a specials unit. Calculations of this type will be more helpful for hospital based pharmacists where manufacturing is under taken.There are example questions relating to prescriptions. These are not useful in UK as the legislation for who can prescribe what and prescription requirements are not the same as in US. Could be useful for pharmacies where there are commonly international visitors to have a background and understanding to their requires for medicines.

Doorstep category book for those seriously interested in Pharmaceutical Calculations. If that's your bag, there is a lot to please you in this dense, no stone left unturned take on the subject. Plenty of worked through examples which is really handy, and loads of guidance on how to carry out your calculations correctly and successfully. If you're in the UK be careful as this is very much focused on the US market, so units differ but the broad principles are of course universal. If you are involved in this field, an essential book.

Essentially written for the US market, thus using imperial measurements, Texeira and Zatz's Pharmaceutical Calculations is aimed at students who will find within the book's near 600 pages, a wealth of information across all aspects of the subject.Offering guidance on calculations and current legislative developments, Those who are engaged in their academic studies or who are about to sit exams will find Pharmaceutical Calculations just about the only book they will need.This 5th edition has been totally updated and revised to keep pace with developments in the field.

My nephew is studying at university and this was one of the required texts. He had an earlier edition which he'd purchased in September.We looked at this and I think any university student who has understood algebra would be capable of working out the majority of this material.However, it's so much easier and much more practical to have a handy resource. And to have them accurate too.The book has practice questions which are superb. It has lots of examples, practice questions and answers.At the end of each section it has some more practice questions and answers.OVERALL========My nephew says that if you're a learner who likes to learn by practice then this is a really useful resource. Of all his pharmacy texts this is the most used.

This is a very comprehensive textbook with a huge number of examples both worked through and for practice. Many students struggle with calculations in pharmacy (and chemistry in general). Having a guide to calculations is an invaluable aid for undergraduate study. That is why I would say that it is essential reading. It goes from the very basics of rounding and estimation all the way up to the calculations of formulations. There are worked answers throughout. This is how all mathematical textbooks should be, and not just with a single number.Some reviewers have noted an issue about US units being used but my version uses the metric SI units throughout except for a few questions at the beginning using dollars and pints but these are not being used for quantitative measurement.