Define minimum effective concentration. Define the steady-state level of a drug.

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Define minimum effective concentration.
Define the steady-state level of a drug.
Define half-life and explain why it is important to health care providers.
Explain how liver and kidney health affect drug metabolism and elimination.
A patient received 500 mg of a drug at 8 a.m., 4 p.m., and midnight. The half-life of the drug is 8 hours. Fill in the table below to determine how much of the drug will remain in the patient’s body at 8 a.m. the next day.
8 a.m.4 p.m.Midnight8 a.m.
Initial dose = 500 mgAmount remaining = ___mgAmount remaining = ___mg
Amount remaining = ___m
+500 mg dose+500 mg dose
Total = ___mgTotal = ___mg
A drug is considered eliminated from the body when less than 10% remains. If a patient takes 250 mg of a drug that has a half-life of 6 hours, how many hours and how many half-lives will it take for the drug to be considered eliminated?
Discuss at least 3 methods of preventing/avoiding drug administration errors.

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