A 35 year old woman begins therapy with a drug( 50 mg twice daily) that has a volume distribution of 70L and an elimination half life of 2 days. According to first order kineticds, the average drug concentration will reach 75% of the average steady state blood concentration after how many days (A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8 (E) 10

A 35 year old woman begins therapy with a drug( 50 mg twice daily) that has a volume distribution of 70L and an elimination half life of 2 days. According to first order kineticds, the average drug concentration will reach 75% of the average steady state blood concentration after how many days (A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8 (E) 10

Curren'S Math For Meds: Dosages & Sol

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Chapter10: Reconstitution Of Powdered Drugs

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