Prescribing Skills (Part 5 of 8 - Drug Calculation Skills)

Drug Calculation Skills

Reminders & References

  • Use the BNF when prescribing
  • Ask when you are not sure
  • Use the same units on both sides when calculating
  • Try and use whole numbers rather than fractions.
  • 1: 1000 / 1% refers to weight/ volume  (gm/ml)
References
  1. Coventry & Warwick Foundation School Drug Calculation Module
  2. London Pharmacy Education & Training Calculation Workbook for Trainee Pharmacists
  3. Prescribing Skills Assessment

Dr Sangeetha Govinda Rajoo, E-Learning Fellow in Clinical Pharmacology and Prescribing, Barts & The London SMD, QMUL.