Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). Just after an IV dose, the tobramycin level is 8 mg/L. The half-life is 3 h, and the drug is eliminated by first-order kinetics. What is the level C 6 h later?
Clinical pharmacokinetics worksheet with answers
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Answer key
- 1. C = 2 mg/L
- 2. tss = 40 h
- 3. R = 40.05 mg/h
- 4. t½ = 1.981 h
- 5. Css,avg = 20.83 mg/L
- 6. Css,avg = 20.83 mg/L
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