Changing the strengths of the drug ordered and the drug available into a single unit is known as:

A) compounding
B) formulation
C) conversion
D) computing


C) conversion
The first step in computing medication dosage is to make certain the strength of the drug ordered and the strength of the drug available are in the same unit of measure. If necessary, conversion (changing) to a single unit must be carried out.

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