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(t1/2) Time within which half of a substance has been eliminated from the body (time taken for plasma concentrations to fall by 50%); see clearance, elimination, kinetic, pharmacokinetic, treatment schedule.

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Nahler, G. (2017). H. In: Dictionary of Pharmaceutical Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50669-2_8

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