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How Long Does Decadron Stay In The Body System?
Brief Answer:
can be due to the medication
Detailed Answer:
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The half life of a drug is the time it takes for the amount of the particular drug to decrease by half in the blood. This time varies from one medication to the next
It takes approximately 3 to 5 half lives for most of a medication to be eliminated from the blood though the effects can last a lot longer.
The biological half life of this medication is 36 to 54 hours approximately.
This means that it should take approximately 4.5 to 11 days after oral dose for this medication to lose most of its effect.
It is possible , since it can remain in some aspects of the body for days, then the effects that you are experiencing may be due to the medication.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
can be due to the medication
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
The half life of a drug is the time it takes for the amount of the particular drug to decrease by half in the blood. This time varies from one medication to the next
It takes approximately 3 to 5 half lives for most of a medication to be eliminated from the blood though the effects can last a lot longer.
The biological half life of this medication is 36 to 54 hours approximately.
This means that it should take approximately 4.5 to 11 days after oral dose for this medication to lose most of its effect.
It is possible , since it can remain in some aspects of the body for days, then the effects that you are experiencing may be due to the medication.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
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