Ch. 06 Pharmacy Measurement and Calculation - Key Terms

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Across
  1. 4. the volume that a diluent takes up in a solution
  2. 6. a zero that is placed in the ones place in a number less than zero that is being represented by a decimal value
  3. 9. method of calculating the proportions of two different substances to be combined in a new product to create a different concentration of the active ingredient
  4. 13. a measure of time based on a 24-hour clock in which midnight is 0000, noon is 1200, and the minute before midnight is 2359
  5. 16. a system of measurements used historically across the British Empire used for units like inches, feet, miles, fluid ounces, pints, and gallons
  6. 17. the last recommended date for administration provided by a compounding facility
  7. 18. switching the numerator with the denominator in a ratio
  8. 20. dissolved mineral salts in a fluid
  9. 21. (as a verb) the action of hand-preparing a new pharmaceutical product by mixing, combining, or integrating ingredients; (as a noun) the resulting prepared product
  10. 23. a number that represents a chemical element's capacity to combine with others to form a molecule of a stable new compound
Down
  1. 1. two ratios that have the same value
  2. 2. the ratio of the weight of a substance compared to an equal volume of water when both are the same temperature at sea level
  3. 3. a system of measurement based on the apothecary system; units of measure include the ounce, pound, drop, teaspoon, tablespoon, and cup
  4. 5. a measurement system based on subdivisions and multiples of 10; made up of three basic units: meter, gram, and liter
  5. 7. the ability to maintain a drug's potency and integrity in its compounded form
  6. 8. a comparison of numeric values
  7. 10. the portion, or ratio, of the active strength ingredient to the whole drug product
  8. 11. an abbreviation for the solution Dextrose 5% in Water, a common IV solution
  9. 12. a comparison of equal ratios where the product of the means equals the product of the extremes
  10. 14. the full amount of the final volume in a drug product with all ingredients, the solutes and diluent solution
  11. 15. a small dry-weight unit of measurement in the apothecary system
  12. 19. a mathematical system in which numerical values are expressed in either capital or lowercase letters
  13. 22. the amount of space occupied by a medication in a sterile vial, used for reconstitution