This includes the following 2 : Dose The amount of drug administered, denoted by the symbol D Dosing Interval The time between drug dose administrations, denoted by the symbol T C max The peak plasma concentration of a drug after administration t max The time it takes to reach C max C min The lowest (trough) concentration that a drug reaches before the next dose is administered Volume of Distribution The volume in which a drug is distributed (varies) denoted by symbol V d calculated by the Dose divided by the initial concentration Concentration The amount of drug in a given volume (generally plasma in the case of humans) denoted by symbol C calculated by the Dose divided by the volume of distribution 0 ,C ss Elimination Rate Constant The rate at which a drug is removed from the body given as k e Elimination half-life The time required for the concentration of a drug to reach half its original value calculated by the natural log (2) divided by the elimination rate constant Clearance The volume of plasma clear of a drug per unit time, given by symbol CL Bioavailability The systematically available fraction of a drug given by symbol f Each drug will have its own C max and a different elimination rate constant, thus a different elimination half-life
[DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar] de Keizer PL, Packer LM, Szypowska AA, Riedl-Polderman PE, van den Broek NJ, de Bruin A, Dansen TB, Marais R, Brenkman AB, Burgering BM
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