MD 202 - Pharmacy Calculations

Institution:

Bramson ORT College (Closed)

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Description:

Prerequisite: SS204 This course is specifically designed for pharmacy technicians that will enter the pharmacy service and will be working with different types of medications and calculations. At the beginning the students will review some of the most important and basic concepts in arithmetic and algebra. Later the students will learn different options for calculating dosages of medications administered by different routes and to different-age patients. Since accurate math and dosage calculations plays a large role in ensuring that medication errors do not occur, the last part of the student training in this course consists in prevention of medication errors and patient safety. Different exercises and applications will increase the student critical thinking and problem solving skills in their pharmacy practice.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.facebook.com/BramsonORTCollege/

Phone Number:

(718) 261-5800

Calendar System:

Semester

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