Table of Contents

 

 

 

Chapter 1

Understanding Subdivisions of Numbers, Number Systems, Estimating, and Accuracy

1

Chapter 2

Using Ratios, Percents, and Proportions

35

Chapter 3

Developing Literacy Skills

59

Chapter 4

Applying Metric Measurements and Calculating Doses

77

Chapter 5

Using Household Measure in Pharmacy Calculations

109

Chapter 6

Preparing Injectable Medications

145

Chapter 7

Preparing Intravenous Medications

177

Chapter 8

Using Special Calculations in Compounding

201

Chapter 9

Using Business Math in the Pharmacy

229

Chapter 10

Understanding the Apothecary System

257

Appendix A

Answers to Problem Sets

271

Appendix B

Additional Practice with Fractions and Percents

315

Appendix C

Additional Practice with Compounding

321

Appendix D

Measures and Conversions

338