Accurate medication dosage calculation is a cornerstone of safe nursing and pharmacy practice. From basic formulas to advanced weight-based infusions, mastering these skills can prevent harmful errors ...

Methods of calculating the correct dosage of the antibiotic Vancomycin for treating multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus are inaccurate for children over 10, leading to inappropriate dosage ...

How many of us give a “full” dose of chemotherapy to an obese patient—even in the curative setting? Dose calculation in the obese is a confusing but important puzzle for the oncologist and is becoming ...

Bulk drug calculations for different types of active moieties and drugs require different calculations and labeling. Performing calculations for the formulation of pharmaceutical dosage forms and ...

Calculating the amount of drug needed for compounding requires different considerations for respective drug types and forms. Drug calculations for the formulation of dosage forms and associated ...

Predicting Treatment Response of Malignant Gliomas to Bevacizumab and Irinotecan by Imaging Proliferation With [18F] Fluorothymidine Positron Emission Tomography: A Pilot Study A total of 1,206 adult ...

Technology has taken over some of the most tedious tasks in healthcare, much to the relief of overworked clinicians—but that doesn’t mean these new software programs should be treated as infallible.

Implementing a strategy that focuses on dose rounding for chemotherapies can have a 3-fold impact of decreasing drug costs, minimizing drug waste, and improving treatment efficiency. This strategy and ...

Ultomiris (ravulizumab-cwvz) is a brand-name drug prescribed for certain autoimmune conditions. Ultomiris is given as an intravenous (IV) infusion by a healthcare professional. The drug’s dosing ...

Ilaris (canakinumab) is a brand-name prescription medication. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved it to treat certain periodic fever conditions and certain types of Still’s disease.