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The Half-Life Rule of Five

Posted On May 24, 2018May 28, 2018 By Christopher Lee DVM MPH DACVPMcomment
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If you are outside of the medical field, the term half-life may conjure thoughts of radioactivity or carbon dating. Within the medical field, half-life tells us the time that the body must have to remove half of the drug. For many long-term medications, doctors need to establish an equilibrium level of drugs – a plateau […]

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