Use a half-life of 4 hours to determine the amount of a drug left in the body at 2 p.m. if a dose of 200 mg was administered intravenously at 6 a.m.
A. 50 mg
B. 25 mg
C. 12.5 mg
D. None of the above
Answer: A
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