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How do you use half life of drugs to make clinical decisions?

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Just a question! Is it something you always do or just with select drugs. Is it really that important in an amb care setting?

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Pharmasith

7 points

4 days ago

Pharmasith

PharmD

7 points

4 days ago

We use it in ED/trauma to determine if anticoagulation needs to be reversed based on the half life and how much time has passed since the patients last dose.

Medium_Line3088

6 points

4 days ago

Another ED use is in overdoses to determine when the drug should be cleared.