100 mg dose of Drug X is administered via IV at 7 hours, blood drug concentration is 5 mcg/mL Half-life of the Drug X is 5 hours   A. Find the blood concentration after 6 hours if the dose is 1g (should be between 50.39 and 61.6) B. Minimum effective concentration is 2 mcg/mL. IF the first dose was 100mg of Drug X, how many hours after the dose would reach to 2mcg/mL. (When should the 2nd dose be given). (should be between 12.06 and 14.74)

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100 mg dose of Drug X is administered via IV

at 7 hours, blood drug concentration is 5 mcg/mL

Half-life of the Drug X is 5 hours

 

A. Find the blood concentration after 6 hours if the dose is 1g (should be between 50.39 and 61.6)

B. Minimum effective concentration is 2 mcg/mL. IF the first dose was 100mg of Drug X, how many hours after the dose would reach to 2mcg/mL. (When should the 2nd dose be given). (should be between 12.06 and 14.74) 

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