Transcription of Lesson 3: Calculations used when compounding medications
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Lesson 3: Calculations used when compounding medicationsPharmacists and pharmacy technicians all compound medications in one way or another, at least at some point intheir careers, and you will try your hand at it soon, if you have not already. The most common compounding you arelikely to do is preparation of intravenous (IV) solutions. This compounding is fairly straightforward and will involveprimarily proportional Calculations . There will be times when you will need to determine the osmolarity of an IVsolution. Finally, you may need to change the concentration of an already-mixed IV solution, so you will need toknow how to dilute or concentrate that will likely also compound medications for topical application or administration via some body orifice.
Proportional calculations involve using an available drug concentration and a desired final drug amount (in either weight or volume) to determine the amount of each individual ingredient to add.
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