What does the 1/2 life mean on taking meds??!
Question: What does the 1/2 life mean on taking meds!?!?
is that like if you take 1 mg then the 1/2 life is 1/2mg after the 12 hrs!?!? thanksWww@Answer-Health@Com
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The 'half-life' is the time it takes for 50% of that substance to radioactively decay!. If it is 12 hours, then every 12 hours 1/2 of the remaining substance will decay every 12 hours!. In a day there will be 1/4mg, in 36 hours 1/8mg etc!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Half-life refers to the amount of time that it takes your body to break down half of the medication!. So if the half-life of a medicine is 6 hours, then half the medicine will be gone in 6 hours!. After 12 hours, half of that half will be gone (1/4 of the original amount will be left), and so on!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Yes, you've got it pretty much right!.
"Half life" is a phrase used to explain a medicine's potency in your blood stream!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
"Half life" is a phrase used to explain a medicine's potency in your blood stream!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
It's the amount of time needed for 1/2 the medication to leave your body!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
How fast it resolves or travels to the target in your body to fix the problem!. Maybe, I'm not too sure!. Best of luck!Www@Answer-Health@Com