Math Calculations & Dosages Book

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Hi All,

Finally received my book list for school. They gave us a list of "suggested" books for the math calculations and dosages:

Math for meds: Dosages and solutions (9th ed.) Curren & Munday (2004)

Dosage calculations (7th ed.) Pickar, G. (2003)

Dosage calculations: A simplified approach (3rd ed.) Wilson, B.A. & Shannon, M. (1997)

Does anyone have any experience with these? Any reccommendations on any others? Since this is the recommended section, I think we can pick any book we want.

Thanks,

Alex

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hi alex,

i am on my first semester and at my school we use curren book. what instructors always say is that the most recent edition the better material.

there is lots of working material for self study, it is nice and easy written so it is easy to study. we use only proportion method for our math problem-solving, there is some other describe in a book but too long to be able to use it in real life situation, so we use above.

take care, good luck with your pharm, :)

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Specializes in PCU/TELE.

I am in my 1st semester too. We use "Calculate with confidence" by Deborah Gray Morris and I found it pretty easy to follow. My friend gave me some old drug books she had and I just went through all the problems. Must have done something right, we had our math test Wednesday and I made an A (8 point spread)

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Dosage Calculations by Pickar is a great book.

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Specializes in Cardiology.

I used the Math for Meds book and I liked it a lot. It broke down each concept, starting with the simplest of math working up to the more complex. And I passed my math dosage test the first time with 90% or better, so I'd say the book is a great tool. Good luck.

...Jennifer...

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Specializes in Rehab.

I have the Curren and Munday "Math for Meds" book and it's fantastic.... there are a few errors as far as answers for the study questions, so if you feel you got an answer correct, and the book has a different answer, be sure to check with your instructor. But, the book really builds on the knowledge you already (or should already) have and increments it up until you look back and think "WOW! I learned ALL that!" Very rewarding. :D

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Specializes in Critical Care, Cardiac Cath Lab.
I am in my 1st semester too. We use "Calculate with confidence" by Deborah Gray Morris and I found it pretty easy to follow. My friend gave me some old drug books she had and I just went through all the problems. Must have done something right, we had our math test Wednesday and I made an A (8 point spread)

We use this book and it seems to do a good job of showing "real" dosage calculations. Our instructors seem happy with it, too.

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Specializes in Educator.

we use Calculate With Confidence aslo-- it ia a fantastic resource-- they switched to it, from Math for Meds

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Specializes in Emergency Dept, M/S.

We are using "Clinical Calculations" by Kee and Marshall. It's "okay", but not great. I've found numerous errors in the self-test portions of the book, and it didn't even review adding and subtracting fractions, which was on the test. I didn't need to review that since I just had a Allied Health Math class 2 semesters ago, but there were a lot of people that didn't get the required 80% on the test. :o

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Thanks for all of the replies! I really appreciate it. I think I will go with the Pickar book. Thanks again!

Alex

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Thanks for all of the replies! I really appreciate it. I think I will go with the Pickar book. Thanks again!

Alex

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Specializes in Telemetry and ER.

Just thought I would let you know that the Pickar book is the best. Im sure you can get the older edition on Amazon for much, much cheaper and it really is the same book, Good luck :p

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