Pharmaceutical Calculations
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Demonstrate accuracy in pharmaceutical calculations. Proof requires a documented set of 20 pharmaceutical calculation problems — covering dose calculations, IV rate calculations, dilution calculations, and unit conversions — completed independently and verified by a registered pharmacist or pharmacy lecturer. Each problem must show the full working, not just the answer. A score of ≥90% is required — this threshold reflects the safety-critical nature of dispensing errors. The verifier confirms both the score and that the working method is sound, not just the final answers.
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Under supervision of a registered pharmacist or registered nurse with medicine administration sign-off authority, complete a formal pharmaceutical calculation competency assessment covering: oral dose (tablets and liquids), IV infusion rate and volume, weight-based dosing (mg/kg and mcg/kg/min), reconstitution and dilution, and concentration calculations (mg/mL, %w/v, molar concentrations). Minimum 30 questions across all five calculation types. All workings must be shown. You must score 100% — pharmaceutical calculations are a zero-error domain.
Proof required
Submit your completed assessment (with all workings shown), the assessor's signature confirming the 100% score was achieved independently under observation, and a note of which calculation type was most challenging.
What gets checked
- Score is 100% — pharmaceutical calculations require zero errors; the assessment does not pass at lower scores.
- All five calculation types are represented in the assessment — IV rate and concentration calculations are often omitted.
- Workings are shown for all calculations — a correct answer without workings cannot be verified.