Introduction To Pharmacokinetics
Single Short IV Infusion
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A patient is given a single short IV infusion of 700 mg of a drug over a period of 7 hours.
What is the elimination half-life of the drug?
Type in your answer to the
nearest half hour (eg 1.5, 2.0 hours)
then press the OK button.
The elimination half-life is:
hours
Hint
Method
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Time (h)
Plasma Drug Concentration (mg/L)
0
0.0
0.5
2.0
1
3.0
1.5
3.6
2
3.8
3
3.9
4
4.0
5
4.0
6
4.0
7
4.0
7.5
2.0
8
1.0
8.5
0.5
9
0.25
9.5
0.13