PHAR 2115: Pharmaceutical Calculations 2

Description

This course builds on foundational pharmacy calculation skills and focuses on the advanced calculations required for preparing pharmaceutical products in a hospital setting. Students will explore principles including alligation, volume of displacement, flow rates, infusion times, and parenteral nutrition. Students will expand their knowledge to calculations for specialty groups involving nomograms, pediatric dosing, and chemotherapy dosing. Students will critically apply mathematical principles to ensure safe and effective medication administration.

Credits

1.5

Year of study

2nd Year Post-secondary

Prerequisites

PHAR 1103.

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Calculate quantities and volumes required to fill orders in hospitals. (1)
Perform alligation calculations. (2)
Perform volume of displacement calculations. (3)
Calculate flow rates. (4)
Calculate infusion times. (5)
Calculate volumes required for parenteral nutrition. (6)
Calculate a dose using a nomogram. (7)
Calculate the quantities and volumes required for sterile products. (8)
Calculate the quantities and volumes of ingredients required for extemporaneous orders. (9)
CLOs align with the following NAPRA Competencies: (1) 1.6. (2) 1.6. (3) 1.6. (4) 1.6. (5) 1.6. (6) 1.6. (7) 1.6. (8) 1.6, 1.7. (9) 1.6, 1.7.
CLOs align with the following CPTEA Educational Outcomes: (1)-(9) 3.1, 3.3.

Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)

None

Hours

Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 25
Total Hours: 25

Instructional Strategies

Lecture, independent study

Grading System

Letter Grade (A-F)

Passing grade

B (72%)

Evaluation Plan

Type	Percentage	Assessment activity
Assignments	5	In-class worksheets
Quizzes/Tests	60	Two quizzes worth 30% each
Final Exam	35
Quizzes/Tests	S/U	Calculations assessment *Satisfactory = 100% (3 attempts in total). Must successfully complete to pass course.

Course topics

1. Quantities and volumes for in-patient hospital orders
2. Alligation
3. Volume of displacement
4. Flow rates
5. Infusion time
6. Parenteral Nutrition
7. Nomograms & Body Surface Area (BSA)
8. Quantities and volumes for compounded sterile products

Learning resources

Course package

Notes:

Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/.
To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.