When a patient takes 400 mg of an oral drug that has a half-life of 2 hours at noon, at which time will the patient's blood drug level first be less than 40 mg?
a. 2:00 p.m.
b. 6:00 p.m.
c. 8:00 p.m.
d. Midnight
ANS: C
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