Bob is a 65 year old man on amiodarone therapy for
chronic atrial fibrillation. He arrives in your clinic
complaining of symptoms of hyperthyroidism, one of
the many forms of amiodarone toxicity. A blood sample
confirms a drug level of 4 ug/ml, well above his normal
range of about 1 ug/ml. The half- life of amiodarone is
25 days. If you discontinue his medication, how long
will you have to wait for Bob's amiodarone level to fall
to anormal level of 1 ug/ml?
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