Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 144-148 , July 2010

A brief report on the use of paper-based computing to supplement a pharmaceutical calculations course

  • Mary F. Powers, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Toledo College of Pharmacy, Toledo, OH
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Mary F. Powers, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Toledo College of Pharmacy, 2801 W. Bancroft St., Toledo, OH 43606
  • ,
  • David R. Bright, PharmD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Toledo College of Pharmacy, Toledo, OH
    • Department of Pharmacy Practice, Ohio Northern University, Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ada, OH
  • ,
  • Patrick S. Bugaj, BSPS, PharmD candidate

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Toledo College of Pharmacy, Toledo, OH

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 The study was supported in part by a grant from the University of Toledo Center for Teaching and Learning.

PII: S1877-1297(10)00054-7

doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2010.04.007

Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 144-148 , July 2010