Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient receives vancomycin as a constant IV infusion without a loading dose. The half-life is 10 h. What percentage f of the steady-state level has been reached after 25 h?
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Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A vancomycin infusion is started without a loading dose. The half-life in this patient is 10 h. How long t does it take to reach 95% of the steady-state level?
Answer key
- 1. f = 82.32 %
- 2. f = 82.32 %
- 3. CL = 6.065 L/h
- 4. LD = 760.9 mg
- 5. D = 631.8 mg
- 6. t = 43.22 h
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