Will you share your favorite Pharmacology formulas with me?

CuriousMe · Jan 12, 2011

I am studying Pharmacology. I live in the south, NC, so as you know we have been snowed/iced in for a few days. This means that school has been canceled, so I have not been able to hook up with other students to share our 'shortcuts' and formulas we like.

I am wondering if anyone here could share some of their favorite formula shortcuts?

Edited to say: My Pharm calculations book has some great formulas inside , but my mom shared some shorter formulas with me that seem so much easier. I am thinking that you all may be able to share more, since my mom only had a few he could remember right off hand.

I use one "formula" for any problem by only using dimensional analysis. This way I never have to memorize a formula.

VioletKaliLPN, LPN · Jan 12, 2011

is there a way you could simplify d/a for me? my instructor does not use that method, she prefers formulas but allows us to use any method we feel is easier. i remember that in chemistry class the manner with which it was taught confused the heck out of me, but perhaps learning it for pharmacology would be better..

i am familiar with units of measurement. ex: how many drops are in a tsp; how many of "x" are in "y";

i think i will go to a website and look at a few tutorials for pharm and d/a.

Jonathank · Jan 12, 2011

is there a way you could simplify d/a for me? my instructor does not use that method, she prefers formulas but allows us to use any method we feel is easier. i remember that in chemistry class the manner with which it was taught confused the heck out of me, but perhaps learning it for pharmacology would be better..

i am familiar with units of measurement. ex: how many drops are in a tsp; how many of "x" are in "y";

i think i will go to a website and look at a few tutorials for pharm and d/a.

da in a nutshell: multiply your original numbers/units by conversion factors (equivalent to 1/1). set them up so that you can cancel all the units except the one(s) you want to end up with. if this makes no sense, check out some youtube vids to see a more thorough explanation.

BacktotheBeach, ADN, BSN, RN · Jan 12, 2011

http://www.dosagehelp.com/ This website is awesome!!

For more practice, this one is ok

http://www.testandcalc.com/quiz/index.asp

Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN · Jan 12, 2011

http://tinyurl.com/4mksom8

Just goggle them......there is also the drug calulation thread in this student section

Jonathank · Jan 12, 2011

http://tinyurl.com/4mksom8
Just goggle them......there is also the drug calulation thread in this student section

Did you just LMGTFY the OP? Oh my...

finalscore3b1g · Jan 12, 2011

Did you just LMGTFY the OP? Oh my...

What in the world is LMGTFY?

alovejones · Jan 12, 2011

What in the world is LMGTFY?

"Let me google that for you"

VioletKaliLPN, LPN · Jan 13, 2011

lol.

oh good, those sites are much better than some of the ones i skimmed through.

i was mainly looking for some different approaches. sometimes one approach clicks more effectively than another approach, if that makes sense..

Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN · Jan 13, 2011

Did you just LMGTFY the OP? Oh my...

Yup! :smokin:

CuriousMe · Jan 13, 2011

is there a way you could simplify d/a for me? my instructor does not use that method, she prefers formulas but allows us to use any method we feel is easier. i remember that in chemistry class the manner with which it was taught confused the heck out of me, but perhaps learning it for pharmacology would be better..

i am familiar with units of measurement. ex: how many drops are in a tsp; how many of "x" are in "y";

i think i will go to a website and look at a few tutorials for pharm and d/a.

sorry, i've been busy and didn't see the replies. d/a is pretty simple, the only way to get more comfortable with it, is to do it over and over again. for me, math is not like a history or biology course....it's less about studying, and more about practice. math is a skill, and skills need to be practiced.