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Therapeutics > Drug Therapy > Drug Dosage Calculations

Preferred term

Drug Dosage Calculations  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Math calculations done for preparing appropriate doses of medicines, taking into account conversions of WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Mistakes are one of the sources of MEDICATION ERRORS.

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Related concepts

Entry terms

  • Pharmaceutical Arithmetic
  • Pharmaceutical Calculations

Allowable Qualifier(s)

In other languages

  • Calcul des posologies

    French

  • Arithmétique pharmaceutique
  • Calculs de dose des médicaments
  • Calculs pharmaceutiques

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-DR65MVSB-T

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