A 25-year old patient was taking 600 mg of an analgesic to manage his pain. The analgesic has a t1/2 of 3 hours. What is the percentage of the original load of the analgesic that will remain in his plasma after 9 hours.

Question 12Answer



a.

12.5%



b.

6.25%



c.

25%



d.

50%



e.

3.125%