Title: Perform mathematical calculations.
Course: Pharmacy Technician I (14152-I) > Section: Applying Pharmacy Calculations

Performance should include calculations that are critical to the tasks of pharmacy technicians in a variety of settings and

- rules of drug calculations
- metric system and conversions
- decimals and fractions
- ratios, proportions, and percentages
- osmolarity, milliequivalent (mEq)
- military time
- Roman numerals
- Young's rule
- Clark’s rule
- Fried’s rule
- temperature conversions
- body surface area (BSA) dosage calculations
- drip rate calculations
- increasing and decreasing formulations
- powder volume
- W/W, W/V, and V/V
- percent strength
- ratio strength.

See ASHP 2.6.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the purposes of Young's, Clark’s, and Fried’s rules?
- What are the rules of drug calculations?