PHAR 309 - Pharmaceutical Calculations (2)

This mathematical skills-based course involves reinforcement and mastery of topics such as proper prescription interpretation, accurately calculating drug doses for prescriptions (including extemporaneous compounded dosage forms), weights and measures, concentrations, conversions, and accurate dosing of drugs in different dosage forms. This course will also teach application of kinetic principles and physicochemical parameters of drugs to therapeutically relevant issues like drug delivery, disposition, and therapeutic effectives in general and specific patient populations. This course emphasizes the importance of accurate drug and dose calculations by pharmacists to ensure optimum pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, and safe patient medication outcomes. This course is closely associated with Drug Delivery Systems I and Integrated Pharmacy Labs I courses in the curriculum and provides a basis for pharmacokinetics in second year of the curriculum. Offered: Fall