Abstract
The objective of any drug-administration scheme is to obtain a desired effect. The therapeutic process consists of administering a drug to the patient to provide the desired effect. As a result of the disposition of the drug within the patient, the administered dose will result in a plasma concentration of the drug. This concentration will then determine the effect of the drug (Fig. 1). This drug effect is observed or monitored by the physician, and the drug dosage is then adjusted to achieve the desired therapeutic goal.
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Glass, P.S.A. (1995). The Target of Control: Plasma Concentrations or Drug Effect. In: Schwilden, H., Stoeckel, H. (eds) Control and Automation in Anaesthesia. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79573-2_17
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