TAILIEUCHUNG - Lecture Math for the pharmacy technician: Concepts and calculations: Chapter 5 – Lynn M. Egler, Kathryn A. Booth

Chapter 5, Drug labels, package inserts, and references, teaches students how to find a wide range of information common to all drug labels and package inserts, then specifi cally how to fi nd information about oral and parenteral medications and medications administered by other routes. | Math for the Pharmacy Technician: Concepts and Calculations Chapter 5: Drug Labels, Package Inserts, and References Egler • Booth Drug Labels and Package Inserts 5- Learning Objectives Identify on a drug label the drug name, form, dosage strength, route, warnings, and manufacturing and storage information. Locate directions on drug labels and package inserts for reconstituting and diluting medications. When you have successfully completed Chapter 5, you will have mastered skills to be able to: 5- Learning Objectives (con’t) Recognize different types of tablets and capsules. Distinguish administration routes for medications. Locate additional information in a package insert. 5- Introduction Now that you have learned basic math, equipment, and drug orders, it is time to learn about drugs. The drug label and package inserts contain information that you need to perform dosage calculations. Be sure you know exactly what is on the drug label. Be sure to read the fine print.

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• Pharmacy technician
• Math for the pharmacy technician
• Math skills
• Drug labels
• Package inserts
• Drug name
• Pharmacy technician exam certification
• Nonsterile compounding
• Medication safety
• The pharmacy technician
• Pharmacy law
• Pharmacy quality assurance
• Operational calculations
• Business operations in the pharmacy
• Average wholesale price
• Medication order entry
• Pharmacy inventory management
• Pharmacy billing
• Pharmacy information system usage
• Arabic numerals
• Numbering systems
• Roman numerals
• Working With percents
• Working with ratios
• Ratio strengths
• Metric system
• Systems of measurement
• Metric system terms
• Drug orders
• Right drug
• Physician’s drug order
• Dosage calculations
• Calculating the desired dose
• Ratio proportion method
• Oral medications
• Parenteral dosages
• Scored tablets
• Intravenous calculations
• Replacement fluids
• Calculating flow rates
• Preparation of solutions
• Percentage concentrations
• Insulin syringes
• Drug adjustment
• Ensuring safe dosages
• Pediatric specific dosage calculations