Glossary

enzyme – a protein produced in the body that triggers or speeds up other chemical reactions.

mg (milligram) – abbreviation for milligram. 1000 milligrams = 1 gram.

half-life (T1/2) the time taken a drug to clear from the highest concentration to half this level. Drugs have different half-lives in different compartments (ie half-life in blood can be different from the half-life inside a cell). It take 5 x the half-live for a drug to be considered cleared.

What happens when you take a drug?

event-based dosing –  See EBD.

nucleus – the central part of some cells that contains DNA.