Appendix D
ASHP/ACPE
Accreditation
Standards
The following identifies the ASHP/ACPE Accreditation Standards addressed in each chapter of Paradigm’s Pharmacy Calculations for Technicians, Seventh Edition. This appendix identifies the ASHP/ACPE Standards associated with the chapter content. This list is meant for guidance purposes only and was compiled by the authors and editor. Neither ASHP nor ACPE has participated in or had any role in creating the list of standards or any other content that is included in this book.
Unit 1: Fundamentals of Pharmacy Calculations
Chapter 1: Understanding Number Systems and Operations
1.4, 1.8, 1.10, 2.6
Chapter 2: Performing Ratio, Percent, and Proportion Calculations
1.8, 1.10, 2.6, 4.2
Chapter 3: Developing Prescription and Medication Order Literacy Skills
1.4, 1.8, 2.6, 3.2, 4.2
Unit 2: Common Pharmacy Calculations
Chapter 4: Understanding Measurement Systems and Conversions
1.4, 1.8, 1.10, 2.6, 4.2
Chapter 5: Calculating Doses for Oral Medications
1.8, 1.10, 2.6, 3.2, 4.2
Chapter 6: Calculating Doses for Injectable Medications
1.8, 1.10, 2.6, 3.2, 3.15, 4.2
Unit 3: Specialized and Advanced Pharmacy Calculations
Chapter 7: Performing Calculations for Compounding
1.4, 1.8, 1.10, 2.6, 3.15, 4.2
Chapter 8: Conducting Business Operations
1.4, 1.8, 1.10, 2.6, 3.19
Chapter 9: Performing Calculations for Sterile Parenteral Solutions
1.4, 1.8, 1.10, 2.6, 3.15, 4.2