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Changelog

The following changelog is intended to track changes and progress with this book and related materials.

  • July 20, 2010: version 0.4 of Pharmaceutical Calculations completed. First 10 chapters are considered sufficiently complete for publisihing. Currently at 272 pages.
  • July 21, 2010: ISBN 978-0-578-06373-7 applied to Pharmaceutical Calculations. Book made available in dead tree format at http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/pharmaceutical-calculations/11910351?productTrackingContext=search_results/search_shelf/center/1#detailsSection.
  • August 10, 2010: One image in chapter 8 replaced and one image in chapter 10 replaced. Chapter 11 completed. All updated chapters posted on http://pharmaceuticalcalculations.org.
  • November 10, 2010: One spelling error in chapter 6 corrected, two spelling errors in chapter 8 corrected, several spelling errors, formatting issues, and a change to worksheet 10-5 made on chapter 10, and continued progress on chapter 12. All updated chapters posted on http://pharmaceuticalcalculations.org.
  • November 16, 2010: Chapter 12 has had a number of corrections including better scaling of capsule size chart, minor spelling corrections, improved punctuation, and an additional 20 problems. Chapter 12 is now considered complete. Front material including table of contents now reflect this. All updated chapters posted on http://pharmaceuticalcalculations.org.
  • December 4, 2010: Chapters 11 and 12 received some minor corrections. Chapter 13 is now considered complete. Front material including table of contents now reflect this. All updated chapters posted on http://pharmaceuticalcalculations.org.
  • December 30, 2010: Chapter 10 received a minor correction. Chapter 13 received a minor change to make the author happy. Chapter 14 is now considered complete. Front material including table of contents now reflect this. All updated chapters posted on http://pharmaceuticalcalculations.org.
  • January 12, 2011: Chapter 14 had information on capitation fees added. All updated chapters posted on http://pharmaceuticalcalculations.org.
  • February 14, 2011: Front Material, Chapters 1, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, and 15 had minor updates to improve readability and/or minor corrections. All updated chapters posted on http://pharmaceuticalcalculations.org.
  • July 27, 2011: Various chapters have received minor corrections and updates. All chapters including updates are now physically hosted on github at https://github.com/PharmaceuticalCalculations/Pharmaceutical-Calculations
  • August 1, 2011: Chapter 15 has been completed and was automagically uploaded due to recent transition to using Sparkle Share syncing netbook and Git repository.
  • August 3, 2011: Chapter 14 had minor spelling error corrected and was automagically uploaded due to recent transition to using Sparkle Share syncing netbook and Git repository.
  • August 4, 2011: Chapter 16 has been completed and was automagically uploaded due to recent transition to using Sparkleshare syncing netbook and Git repository.
  • December 3, 2011: Chapter 17 has been completed. The front material along with Chapters 2, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, and 16 have received minor updates/fixes. Chapter 18 is under active develpment. Everything was automagically uploaded due to using Sparkleshare syncing netbook and Git repository
  • December 5, 2011: Chapter 18 has been completed. Chapter 19 is under active develpment. The front material has been updated. Everything was automagically uploaded due to using Sparkleshare syncing netbook and Git repository
  • January 1, 2012: Chapter 19 has been completed. Chapter 20 is under active develpment. The front material has been updated to reflect this. Chapters 8 and 9 have received minor updates/fixes. Everything was automagically uploaded due to using Sparkleshare syncing netbook and Git repository
  • January 16, 2012: Chapter 20 has been completed. Chapter 21 is under active develpment. The front material has been updated to reflect this. Everything was automagically uploaded due to using Sparkleshare syncing netbook and Git repository. The PDF and the dead tree edition were finally updated as well (the first update they've received since February, 2011).
  • February 2, 2012: Chapters 21, 22, and 23 have been completed. Five additional problems were added to chapter 9. Most chapters received minor formatting corrections to try and slightly improve the consistancy of appearance from this book. Chapter 24 is under active develpment. The front material has been updated to reflect this. Everything was automagically uploaded due to using Sparkleshare syncing netbook and Git repository. The PDF and the dead tree edition were updated as well.
  • February 3, 2012: Chapters 9, 10, and 12 have been updated. Chapter 9 has received slight improvements for dosing medications in the apothecary system. Chapter 10 now includes some additional information on drip factors for standard tubing and microdrop tubing. Chapter 12 now has some additional information for displacing cocoa butter in cocoa butter suppositories. Everything was automagically uploaded due to using Sparkleshare syncing netbook and Git repository. The PDF and the dead tree edition were updated as well.
  • February 12, 2012: Chapters 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 17, 18, 20, 22, and 23 have been updated. An answer key has been written for the first 23 chapter. The PDF and the dead tree edition were updated as well. Version number still remains at 0.7 eventhough book is up to 572 pages now.
  • February 21, 2012: Chapter 24 along with an answer key and an index have been completed. Worksheet 17-1 had an error in question 2-b that has been corrected. Minor corrections were made in several other chapters. The front material reflects these changes. The PDF updated, but the dead tree format will need to wait a little longer prior to being updated. Chapter 25 is under active develpment. Version number is now at 0.7.1 as book is up to 588 pages now.
  • March 6, 2012: Chapters 25 and 26 have been completed. Chapters 17 and 19 recieved minor updates. The front material along with an answer key and an index have been updated. The PDF updated, but the dead tree format will need to wait a little longer prior to being updated. Chapter 27 is under active development. Version number is now at 0.8 as book is up to 632 pages now.
  • March 7, 2012: Printed edition has been updated and due to the size of book the price has been pushed up to $40.05. It can be purchased at http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/pharmaceutical-calculations/18942937.
  • March 29, 2012: Chapter 27 has been completed. Answer key has received corrections. The front material along with an answer key and an index have been updated. Version is now increased to 0.9 as all chapters are done. The PDF has been updated. Printed edition has been updated and due to the size of book the price has been pushed up to $40.35. It can be purchased at http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/pharmaceutical-calculations/5903254. Heavy editing and corrections are the next process moving forward.
  • May 6, 2012: The Front Material along with Chapters 1, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 23, 24, and the Answer Key have received edits from Arshaya Hardy. A second set of edits will be incorporated shortly. Book can now be considered a release candidate for version 1.0. The PDF and printed format will not be updated till after the second round of edits are included.
  • May 9, 2012: The West Nomogram used in Chapters 10 and 23 has been replaced with a cleaner drawing making it easier to read and draw lines on.
  • June 20-22, 2012: Various edits to imorve grammar, punctuation, and spelling were incorporated into the fron material, chapters 1-5, and chapters 7-27. Worksheet 17-1, problem 6 was revised. Various math problems in chapter 12 involving troches recieved a minor change. Release candidate will become official once draft copy is reviewed and approved.