PHAR 1203: Pharmacy Calculations 2
Effective date
January 2023
Department
Pharmacy Technician
Description
This course emphasizes calculations required to accurately fill prescriptions and prepare pharmaceutical products in a hospital setting. Alligation, volume of displacement, flow rates, infusion time and parenteral nutrition are included. Calculations using nomograms and pertaining to pediatric and chemotherapy dosing are included.
This course is part of the full-time Pharmacy Technician Program.
Year of study
1st Year Post-secondary
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Calculate quantities and volumes required to fill orders in hospitals.
- Perform alligation calculations.
- Perform volume of displacement calculations.
- Calculate flow rates.
- Calculate infusion times.
- Calculate volumes required for parenteral nutrition.
- Calculate a dose using a nomogram.
- Calculate the quantities and volumes required for sterile products.
- Calculate the quantities and volumes of ingredients required for extemporaneous orders.
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 15
Total Hours: 15
Instructional Strategies
Lecture, independent study
Delivery: full-time
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Evaluation Plan
Type
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Percentage
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Assessment activity
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Assignments
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5
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In-class worksheets
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Quizzes/Tests
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30
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Quiz 1: formative assessment
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Quizzes/Tests
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30
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Quiz 2: formative assessment
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Final Exam
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35
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Test: comprehensive assessment
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Quizzes/Tests
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S/U
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Calculations assessment *Satisfactory = 100% (3 attempts in total). Must successfully complete to pass course.
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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
Resources are items that the student is responsible for purchasing. Resource information will be supplied by the department/instructor.
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.