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If a patient is prescribed 25mg per day of a compound that has a half-life of roughly 24 hours, what is the maximum accumulated amount of the medicine that would build in the patients body?

If a patient is prescribed 25 mg per day of a compound that has a half-life of roughly 24 hours, what is the maximum accumulated amount of the medicine that would build in the patients body?

If a patient is prescribed 25mg per day of a compound that has a half-life of roughly 24 hours, what is the maximum accumulated amount of the medicine that would build in the patients body?

If a patient is prescribed 25 mg per day of a compound that has a half-life of roughly 24 hours, what is the maximum accumulated amount of the medicine that would build in the patients body?

Rewrote the question to be more generic and chemistry-focused. This is not a homework question but one that has arisen out of personal curiosity and experience in taking a medicine that is designed to work once it accumulates into my system.
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When does a prescribed What is the maximum amount of medicine become toxicthat could accumulate in the body if the compound has a half-life is more thanof 24 hours?

Setraline, also known as Zoloft, has a half-life of about 24 hours. If a patient is prescribed 25mg per day, won't they accumulate roughly 12.5mg of the medicine in their blood stream each day? Doesa compound that has a half-life of roughly 24 hours, what is the maximum accumulated amount of ever level-off in spite of continuing to take the medicine every day? If so, howthat would build in the patients body?

When does a prescribed medicine become toxic if the half-life is more than 24 hours?

Setraline, also known as Zoloft, has a half-life of about 24 hours. If a patient is prescribed 25mg per day, won't they accumulate roughly 12.5mg of the medicine in their blood stream each day? Does the amount of ever level-off in spite of continuing to take the medicine every day? If so, how?

What is the maximum amount of medicine that could accumulate in the body if the compound has a half-life of 24 hours?

If a patient is prescribed 25mg per day of a compound that has a half-life of roughly 24 hours, what is the maximum accumulated amount of the medicine that would build in the patients body?

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When does a prescribed medicine become toxic if the half-life is more than 24 hours?

Setraline, also known as Zoloft, has a half-life of about 24 hours. If a patient is prescribed 25mg per day, won't they accumulate roughly 12.5mg of the medicine in their blood stream each day? Does the amount of ever level-off in spite of continuing to take the medicine every day? If so, how?