Math Calculations for Pharmacy Technicians
A Worktext
- 5th Edition - February 19, 2026
- Latest edition
- Author: Elaine Beale
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 4 8 6 2 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 4 8 6 3 - 1
Math Calculations for Pharmacy Technicians, 5th Edition, helps you master the competencies required by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and supports your… Read more
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Math Calculations for Pharmacy Technicians, 5th Edition, helps you master the competencies required by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and supports your preparation for all available Pharmacy Technician certification exams. Designed specifically for Pharmacy Technicians, this practical worktext simplifies key calculation concepts and lets you work through hundreds of practice problems. Coverage includes a review of basic math skills, conversions between measurement systems, interpreting drug labels and physicians' orders, and calculating medication dosages based on a patient's age or body weight. The worktext format distils complex content into easy-to-understand concepts and calculations.
- Hundreds of practice problems throughout to help you achieve skills mastery and speed with calculations, conversions, and measurements
- Step-by-step examples that follow the written explanation of a calculation to break down complex formulas into more manageable building blocks
- UNIQUE! Body system icons next to medication names to help you learn to associate drugs with their respective disorders and body systems
- Chapter pretests and posttests help you assess comprehension and areas of strength and improvement
- Learning features throughout to focus your attention on alerts to prevent medication errors, on realistic on-the-job situations, and on review of key concepts
Pharmacy Technician Students
Section I: Introduction and Basic Math Skills
1. Abbreviations, Symbols, and Basic Mathematical Skills for Health Occupations
2. Review of Basic Mathematical Skills
Section II: Measurements and Conversions Used in Health Care Occupations
3. Conversion of Clinical Measurements of Numbers, Time, and Temperature
4. Measurement Systems, Units, and Equivalencies
5. Conversions Within Measurement Systems
6. Conversions Between Measurement Systems
Section III: Calculations With Prescriptions and Medication Orders
7. Interpretation of Prescriptions, Medication Orders, and Stock Labels
8. Calculation of Oral Solid Doses
9. Calculation of Oral Liquid Doses
10. Calculation of Injectable Doses
11. Interpreting Physicians’ Orders for Dosages and Days’ Supply Section
IV: Special Medication Calculations
12. Calculation of Doses by Age, Body Weight, and Body Surface Area
13. Calculations With Ratio and Percentage Strengths
14. Calculations for Simple Dilutions, Mixtures, and Compounding
15. Calculations for Preparation of Intravenous Infusions
Section V: Business Math
16. Pharmacy Business Math
1. Abbreviations, Symbols, and Basic Mathematical Skills for Health Occupations
2. Review of Basic Mathematical Skills
Section II: Measurements and Conversions Used in Health Care Occupations
3. Conversion of Clinical Measurements of Numbers, Time, and Temperature
4. Measurement Systems, Units, and Equivalencies
5. Conversions Within Measurement Systems
6. Conversions Between Measurement Systems
Section III: Calculations With Prescriptions and Medication Orders
7. Interpretation of Prescriptions, Medication Orders, and Stock Labels
8. Calculation of Oral Solid Doses
9. Calculation of Oral Liquid Doses
10. Calculation of Injectable Doses
11. Interpreting Physicians’ Orders for Dosages and Days’ Supply Section
IV: Special Medication Calculations
12. Calculation of Doses by Age, Body Weight, and Body Surface Area
13. Calculations With Ratio and Percentage Strengths
14. Calculations for Simple Dilutions, Mixtures, and Compounding
15. Calculations for Preparation of Intravenous Infusions
Section V: Business Math
16. Pharmacy Business Math
- Edition: 5
- Latest edition
- Published: February 19, 2026
- Language: English
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Elaine Beale
Affiliations and expertise
Program Director and Instructor, Pharmacy Technician Program, Paul D. Camp Community College, Franklin, VA, USA