Oh_Gee Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Nov 15, 2013 Messages 1,743 Reaction score 1,189 May 24, 2018 #1 in simple terms, can someone explain why the half-life decreases in zero-order drug elimination as time goes on Members don't see this ad. Attachments upload_2018-5-24_12-6-8.png 121.9 KB · Views: 87
in simple terms, can someone explain why the half-life decreases in zero-order drug elimination as time goes on Members don't see this ad.
Scrubs101 Full Member 7+ Year Member Joined Nov 25, 2015 Messages 1,868 Reaction score 4,211 May 24, 2018 #2 So the drug is being metabolized at a constant rate say 1g/hr. If you start out with 100g it will take 50hr for one half life, Now if you have 10 grams left itll only take 5hrs for one half life. So the time required for half of the remaining drug decreases as time goes on. (I think, if that makes sense) Upvote 0 Downvote
So the drug is being metabolized at a constant rate say 1g/hr. If you start out with 100g it will take 50hr for one half life, Now if you have 10 grams left itll only take 5hrs for one half life. So the time required for half of the remaining drug decreases as time goes on. (I think, if that makes sense)
Oh_Gee Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Nov 15, 2013 Messages 1,743 Reaction score 1,189 May 24, 2018 #3 Scrubs101 said: So the drug is being metabolized at a constant rate say 1g/hr. If you start out with 100g it will take 50hr for one half life, Now if you have 10 grams left itll only take 5hrs for one half life. So the time required for half of the remaining drug decreases as time goes on. (I think, if that makes sense) Click to expand... that makes sense. thanks! Upvote 0 Downvote
Scrubs101 said: So the drug is being metabolized at a constant rate say 1g/hr. If you start out with 100g it will take 50hr for one half life, Now if you have 10 grams left itll only take 5hrs for one half life. So the time required for half of the remaining drug decreases as time goes on. (I think, if that makes sense) Click to expand... that makes sense. thanks!