The gold standard textbook in its area for sixty years, Pharmaceutical Calculations is now in its Twelfth Edition. Every chapter has been revised and updated to reflect the basic calculations applicable to the contemporary practice of pharmacy. This edition provides expanded coverage of enteral and parenteral nutrition. New features include "Calculations Capsules" -boxed summaries of the type of calculation presented in each chapter, and "A Case in Point" -practical cases with step-by-step solutions to demonstrate each type of calculation. Review exercises at the end of the book are completely updated. This edition includes answers to all practice and review problems.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
pharmaceutics:
not very helpful in explaining how to do the problems..the book's examples are so much easier than the practice problems at the end of the chapters..quite a few typos as well..recommended if you have good lecture notes and want to be challenged by the problems..the subject itself however is not that difficult
Excellent!:
Excellent shipping and delivery service. I did not expect it to come this early. The product is new and in the same condition as described.
Nice for BASIC calculations for the retail and hospital pharmacist:
I have worked in a retail pharmacy and a hospital pharmacy. I believe this book covers the basics behind the calculations performed for both environments. Students should receive more training on calculations as they progress through pharmacy school, of course, but this book is a great way to get started. If you are the student who plans to go into research and production, yes, you may need additional training. There is a difference between 11th and 12th edition. The 12th edition is missing some of the... more info
Just okay.:
Subject matter is more elementary than Amiji, but there are fewer errors. Buy it if you need it for a course, the problem sets are great practice. Indispensable until a better book comes out.
