Pharmacy Calculations for Technicians - Introduction - Please View First

[@jennajohnston4031]

I have been making this so much more complicated than it needed to be! Thank you so much for these videos!! You are a life saver!

[@BradWojcikPharmD]

+Jenna Johnston Hi Jenna. I am glad I could help. Unfortunately, a lot of books on this subject make the material very complicated and confusing. Let me know if you have any questions. It is usually easier to email me at [e-mail].

[@gillygrylls]

Thanks sir. Im in pharm tech school and while many of these make complete sense to me I struggled with drip rates. appreciate these videos!

[@jaelabraham6127]

Excellent video. Thank you for being so clear and breaking the formula down and making it easier to understand. Excellent!

[@BradWojcikPharmD]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Funkypaige22]

What an amazing find! Why is everything else taught so complicated?! Thank you so much. I've just downloaded your book too! Thanks again 😃

[@lalita2688]

I love this profe. Thank you so much for teaching this subject matter you do it better than the instructor who taught me when I was first learning this profession. I hope you continue making Pharm Tech videos because you do such a great job. Thank you again. :D

[@lenorakarabas1207]

I’m having trouble seeing the board.

[@paganorderoftheguardiankni5382]

Hey there. I just wanted to thank you for making these videos. I took my classes via an accredited correspondence course and now my certification test is coming up, NEXT WEEK! YIKES!! Watching videos like yours has helped me get get through some of the toughest parts of studying for this exam as i am someone who not only learns by bookwork but I also have to have a visual in order to see it in action. Thanks so much. I look forward to warching the rest of your videos!

[@BradWojcikPharmD]

Thanks for the positive feedback. Let me know if you have any questions.

[@paganorderoftheguardiankni5382]

Brad Wojcik yes i do have questions. I'm getting stumped in some percentages. what is your email?

[@BradWojcikPharmD]

redridnghood34 [e-mail]

[@paganorderoftheguardiankni5382]

Brad Wojcik thank you, sending one soon.

[@BradWojcikPharmD]

Teresa, Thanks for the nice comment. The hardest thing about these problems is understanding that they really are not very hard.

[@lkrause74]

Brad Wojcik I hope you're right. I'm studying to be a Pharmacy technician through an online school Penn Foster and its tough not being in an actual classroom setting but due to my needing my current job I needed something that allowed me to work. This kind of math is really tough for me. I thought I had it when I went through the section titled Pre-Algebra but somehow the information didnt stick. After seeing this math, the PTCE scares the hell out of me but Im too stubborn to quit now that im 70% through the course.

[@pinkspeeder]

Thank you for making these videos A free education is ...beyond what a simple THANK you can provide. Re learning these old things ....sigh....when did i get old?

[@BradWojcikPharmD]

Thanks for the nice comment!

[@pinkspeeder]

Brad Wojcik your welcome, but you would not be thanking me right now if you could hear how ive been cussing at you on my laptop over the mEq video LOL

[@BradWojcikPharmD]

Hi Pink, If you want, you can email me a couple of mEq problems to [e-mail] and I will go over step by step on how to work them. -Dr. Brad

[@pinkspeeder]

well aside from wine, dinner and roses what more could a gal ask? you got it! I will do JUST that when I get there....Im all over the place right now and going through EVERY video you have first...sides..my cockatoo seems to have fallen in love with you and is FINALLY quiet when he is watching these wit me. P.

[@steffanijonas2281]

Thank you so much for this video. I am a pharmacy technician instructor and math is a tricky subject for me to teach. I do not like teaching from the book because all of the formulas confuse my students. This is really great info here and an easier way of explaining everything. I am so excited to do my next calculations lecture! :) So, thank you again! :)

[@BradWojcikPharmD]

Hi Stefani, Glad I could help. I have a whole book you are welcome to use posted on the main channel page. Also, a lot of exercises. Brad

[@steffanijonas2281]

Thank you very much! I will definitely check it out! :)

[@BradWojcikPharmD]

I had the same problem when I started teaching the course. I was given a very confusing book full of errors to work with. Eventually, I just used the book for the problems and taught from my "handout book". In the student reviews, I had lots of comments saying my book was much easier to understand. You can email me at [e-mail] if you need any tips on teaching the class.

[@steffanijonas2281]

Brad Wojcik Thank you so much again! I really appreciate your help and making yourself available for questions and tips! :)

[@suzanmulungi8186]

OMG i feel like a heavy burden has been lifted off my chest thank you so much Dr. Brad

[@shadankananm]

Thanks for making these

[@amyking8385]

This is sooo helpful thank you thank you!

[@aurikauma6543]

amazing explanation

[@BradWojcikPharmD]

Thanks! Glad you liked it.

[@Reflectinglight]

ok so i got a question for you brad....the physician orders ferrous sulfate 400mg po qd x 30 days. you have on shelf ferrous sulfate 220mg/5ml -473ml how many mls are required for one dose? where does the 473 go?

[@BradWojcikPharmD]

+shauna ice Hi Shauna. The 473 mL goes back on the shelf when you are done with it. It doesn't matter if you have 473 mL, a gallon, or a 55 gal drum, the patient would still get the same amount for one dose. The units of the answer are mL, the given is 400 mg and the ratio is 200 mg/ 5 mL. You have to flip the ratio upside down so you cancel out mg and end up with mL. 400 mg(5 mL/220 mg) = 9.1 mL. Let me know if you have any other questions.

[@bethanyalexander26]

I need help ..a patient needs one dose of 7.5mg of warfarin but the pharmacy only holds 5mg 2mg and 1mg of warfarin how do I answer this

[@BradWojcikPharmD]

One and a half tablets of the 5 mg would be the easiest.

[@BradWojcikPharmD]

You can download my book, Pharmacy Calculations for Pharmacy Technicians: Solving Pharmacy Calculation Problems Without All the Silly Formulas, for free at payhip.com/b/5xVY. It goes into more detail than possible on the videos and is full of practice problems and answers.

[@pammidkiff1893]

I wish I could take your class cuz this is so confusing. I have no help in southern Oklahoma. No one teaches this. I'm all alone online and it ain't working

[@BradWojcikPharmD]

Thanks, Azileh. I hope you learned something.

[@wendynewman2129]

Would you please show me a clip on aliquots?

[@BradWojcikPharmD]

I will put that on my list. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@wendynewman2129]

Awesome! Thankyou !

[@BradWojcikPharmD]

If you have a specific problem, email it to me and I will help you.

[@wendynewman2129]

Hello, I am hoping you may give me a better understanding on solving some alliquot,So Order: Fortaz 100mg concentration: 5mg/mL Use 1 G vials reconstituting instructions : total volume of 10 mL, PV. of 1.8 mL How much SWFI would i need to add to the fortaz 1 g. vial. So I take 10mL -1.8mL= 8.2 SWFI. 1. After reconstituting what is the final concentration in the Fortaz vial? If I am going to make ab aliquot with the total volume of 50 mL. How much drug will I need to make the aliquot? Now that i know how much i will need? How much SWFI will i need to quanity sufficent with? I hope you can help me out thankyou. sorry i didnt get back sooner, I was working on a cancer research project.

[@wendynewman2129]

oh and to compleat the ordir how many mL do i need to draw up form the aliquot for the patient , also i am having trouble with , Order: to make an aliquot of 100mL of fromtal 0.8% solution . Use: in stock formtal 25% What is the concentration of the aliqot (mg/mL)? How many mL will be needed from the stock bottle? How many SWFI to complete the order. I hope you can help me learn how to set up these calculations. This is not in my math book that had to buy at school. I only was given a few handouts and a test.

[@ktoe85]

i want to become a pharmacy technician but I'm horrible at math. do you think its a good idea to become one?

[@BradWojcikPharmD]

Hi Patrick. The only real "math" you do is add, subtract, multiply and divide. Most of pharmacy math is working with the units (mg, g, mL, etc) so that the units you don't want in your answer are canceled out leaving the units you want. It takes a little practice, but is not that difficult. Don't let something like this hold you back. -Brad

[@ktoe85]

+Brad Wojcik Thank you

[@BradWojcikPharmD]

Thanks Chris!

[@emanijohnson1810]

Hi can I email you a question I'm having problems with

[@BradWojcikPharmD]

Yes, of course. [e-mail]

[@emanijohnson1810]

Ok thanks I emailed you

[@alizehf8703]

I think you're absolutely adoreable.