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Drug Dosage Calculations
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Definition
: Math calculations done for preparing appropriate doses of medicines, taking into account conversions of WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Mistakes are one of the sources of MEDICATION ERRORS.
See Also
Pharmaceutical Preparations
Other names
Pharmaceutical Calculation; Drug Dosage Calculation; Dosage Calculations, Drug; Dosage Calculation, Drug; Calculations, Pharmaceutical; Calculations, Drug Dosage; Calculation, Pharmaceutical; Calculation, Drug Dosage; Arithmetic, Pharmaceutical; Pharmaceutical Calculations; Pharmaceutical Arithmetic