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Chapter-50 Methods of Calculating Drug Dosages

BOOK TITLE: Nursing Drug Dosages and their Calculations

Author
1. Chattri GL
ISBN
9789386261076
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/14225_51
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2018
Pages
1
Author Affiliations
1. Metro Multispeciality Hospital and Seth Mannulal Jagannath Hospital, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India, Mahakoshal Hospital, Seth Mannulal Jagannathdas Trust Hospital and Research Centre and Metro Hospital, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
Chapter keywords
Calculating drug dosage, linear ratio, proportion method, fractional ratio, formula method, dimensional analysis method

Abstract

This chapter aims to explain about the methods of calculating drug dosages. Linear ratio and proportion method, fractional ratio and proportion method, formula method and dimensional analysis method are different types of methods of calculating drug dosages, which are discussed with the help of examples.

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