• 3rd Ed.
• 2010
• © American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
• William A. Hopkins, Jr., PharmD
• 1582121346 / 9781582121345
• Pharmacology, Pharmacy

 

Description

Complete Math Review for the Pharmacy Technician is a friendly, self-instructional approach to lifelong understanding of pharmacy calculations. Filled with real-world practice problems and the author's good humor and encouragement, the book is a unique training resource, whether for the classroom, the national Pharmacy Technician Certification Examination, or the pharmacy practice setting.

Key Features:

• • Thoroughly covers every topic related to pharmacy calculations that a pharmacy technician needs to know
• • Contains more than 750 practice problems--an increase of more than 100 over the second edition--spread throughout the       book's 13 chapters, with answer key/solutions in the back
• • New to this edition: "The PI Challenge" more than 75 questions challenging the reader's ability to interpret information       taken directly from actual pharmaceutical product package inserts
• • Chapter titled "Medication Errors and Clinical Challenges" tests reader's ability to recognize medication calculation errors      sometimes made by nurses, pharmacists, and physicians
• • Concludes with a 101-question "post-test," each question being a real-world problem a technician might encounter in      pharmacy practice
• • Written in a friendly, humorous style with amusing illustrations to ease the learning process for even readers with math       phobia

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