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CminScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". is a term used in pharmacokinetics for the minimum blood plasma concentration reached by a drug during a dosing interval, which is the time interval between administration of two doses. This definition is slightly different from CtroughScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., the concentration immediately prior to administration of the next dose.[1] CminScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". is the opposite of CmaxScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., the maximum concentration that the drug reaches. CminScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". must be above certain thresholds, such as the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), to achieve a therapeutic effect.[2]

In most cases CminScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". is directly measurable. At steady state the minimum plasma concentration can also be calculated using the following equation:[3] Cmin=SFDkaVd(kake)×(ekeτ1ekeτekaτ1ekaτ)

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Template:Mvar = Dose
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Template:Mvar = Dosing interval

CminScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". is also an important parameter in bioavailability and bioequivalence studies, it is part of the pharmacokinetic information recommended for submission of investigational new drug applications.[4]

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