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Cmin
Cmin (pronounced as /siː mɪn/) is a medical term often used in pharmacokinetics to refer to the minimum concentration of a drug in the body after administration and before the next dose is given.
Etymology
The term "Cmin" is derived from the English words "concentration" and "minimum". The "C" stands for "concentration" and "min" stands for "minimum".
Related Terms
- Pharmacokinetics: The study of how drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and excreted by the body.
- Cmax: The maximum (or peak) serum concentration that a drug achieves in a specified compartment or test area of the body after the drug has been administrated and before the administration of a second dose.
- AUC: Area Under the Curve, a measure of the exposure to the drug.
- Half-life: The time it takes for the concentration of the drug in the bloodstream to reduce by half.
- Bioavailability: The proportion of a drug or other substance which enters the circulation when introduced into the body and so is able to have an active effect.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Cmin
- Wikipedia's article - Cmin
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