clar697 Forum Guru

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| | 07/17/08 - 11:00 AM  
 
   
 
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A 70-year-old man is being treated with a new antifungal drug for fungal sepsis. The drug is actively secreted by the kidney and has a volume of distribution of 35L and a clearance of 690mL/min. The half-life of this drug (in min) is closest to which of the following? A) 15 B) 35 C) 65 D) 105 E) 205
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| hitesh Forum Master
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| | 07/17/08 - 11:20 AM  
 
   
 
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B) 35 half Life = 0.7 X Vd/ Clearance
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