Medical MCQ - A drug with plasma half life of 12 hours is administered twice a day. A drug with plasma half life of 12 hours is administered twice a day. Steady state plasma concentration reached is 300 mg/dl. Which of the following statements about this drug is not true?

A drug with plasma half life of 12 hours is administered twice a day. A drug with plasma half life of 12 hours is administered twice a day. Steady state plasma concentration reached is 300 mg/dl. Which of the following statements about this drug is not true?

Plasma concentration will be approximately 260 mg/d1 after three half lives of initiation of therapy

Intravenous administration will always achieve a higher concentration than oral route

After changing the dose, plasma concentration should be measured after 3 days

Doubling the dose, will double the plasma concentration after 3 days

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Intravenous administration will always achieve a higher concentration than oral route

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Ans. is 'b' i.e., Intravenous administration will always achieve a higher concentration than oral route

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