This course emphasizes calculations required to accurately fill prescriptions and prepare pharmaceutical products in a hospital setting. Alligation, volume of displacement, flow rates, infusion time and parenteral nutrition are included. Calculations using nomograms and pertaining to pediatric and chemotherapy dosing are included.
This course is part of the full-time Pharmacy Technician Program.
Prerequisites
PHAR 1103.
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What you will learn
- 1. Quantities and volumes for in-patient hospital orders
- 2. Alligation
- 3. Volume of displacement
- 4. Flow rates
- 5. Infusion time
- 6. Parenteral Nutrition
- 7. Nomograms & Body Surface Area (BSA)
- 8. Quantities and volumes for compounded sterile products
How to register
This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.
Course schedules
Select your program to see the available course schedules.
| CRN# | Duration | Delivery | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42334 |
January 5, 2026 to April 2, 2026 |
Lecture | VCC Broadway Building B | See full schedule |
Online courses listed without scheduled meeting times can be completed on your own schedule.
| CRN# | Duration | Delivery | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42674 |
January 5, 2026 to April 2, 2026 |
Lecture | VCC Broadway Building B | See full schedule |
Online courses listed without scheduled meeting times can be completed on your own schedule.
| CRN# | Duration | Delivery | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70295 |
September 8, 2026 to December 11, 2026 |
Lecture | VCC Broadway Building B | See full schedule |
Online courses listed without scheduled meeting times can be completed on your own schedule.
Contact us
If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.
† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.