Pharmacy Calculations
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Overview
Description
This course introduces students to fundamental math skills required to successfully operate in a pharmacy health care setting. Students will interpret prescriptions and calculate required drug dosages using necessary math and pharmaceutical knowledge to report safe dosages and strengths. Topics include a review of basic math skills (number systems, fractions, decimals, ratios, proportions, and percents), conversion of measurement systems (metric, apothecary, and household) and specific pharmaceutical calculation strategies for drug dosages.
Career
ACAD
Credits
Value
0
Max
3
Min
3
Course Count
1
Number Of Credits
3
Number Of Repeats
1
Repeatable
No
Contact Use
Yes
Generate Attendance
No
Left Use
Yes
Present Use
Yes
Reason Use
Yes
Tardy Use
Yes
Template Override
No
Time Use
Yes
Attendance Type
MTG
Auto Create
No
Code
LL
Instructor Contact Hours
0
Default Section Size
35
Final Exam Type
Yes
Include in Dynamic Date Calc
No
Instruction Mode
IP
LMS File Type
BKB
Name
Lecture/Lab
OEE Workload Hours
0
Optional Component
No
Workload Hours
3
Requisites
Free Form Requisites
Prerequisite: College Reading and Writing Readiness and Basic Algebra Readiness. Concurrent Enrollment: PHM 120