What does half-life really mean?

Posted by flip_flop on May 13, 2006, at 1:51:10

Let's say I take 100 mg of some drug that has a half-life of 6 hours. Does this mean that after 6 hours, 50 mg of the drug is still active? This drug would need to be taken at least 2 times/day, but why couldn't I just take twice the dosage only once/day?

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What does half-life really mean? flip_flop 5/13/06
Re: What does half-life really mean? Racer 5/13/06
Re: What does half-life really mean? Meri-Tuuli 5/13/06
Re: What does half-life really mean? » flip_flop Larry Hoover 5/13/06
Re: What does half-life really mean? Phillipa 5/13/06
Re: What does half-life really mean? » Phillipa Larry Hoover 5/13/06
Re: What does half-life really mean? » Phillipa Phillipa 5/13/06
Re: What does half-life really mean? » Larry Hoover flip_flop 5/14/06
Re: What does half-life really mean? » flip_flop Larry Hoover 5/14/06
Re: What does half-life really mean? » Phillipa Larry Hoover 5/14/06
Re: What does half-life really mean? » Larry Hoover flip_flop 5/14/06
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