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== question about half-life == |
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hi, in regards to your concern.... |
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''help using or expanding the drugbox template.'' |
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''On the page I want to edit, "Methocarbamol", the drugbox displays "Biological half-life". However, in editing mode, the parameter is called "elimination_half-life". This is confusing as the elimination and biological half-life may be construed differently (see below). The figure given for the half-life and referenced is indeed the elimination half-life, or more explicitly the serum half-life, as opposed to the protein-bound or effective half-life. For this article, I need to know how to change the text displayed to "elimination half-life" or something more explicit.'' |
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''I am further concerned about the confusion of terms affecting all WP drug articles. WP itself is consistent: The definition of Biological half-life in the eponymous article is clear and is the same as the serum or elimination half-life. This also agrees with a Johns Hopkins presentation on Toxicology: Elimination (http://ocw.jhsph.edu/courses/publichealthtoxicology/PDFs/Lecture1_Trush.pdf) But "biological half-life" may also be construed as "effective half-life" (which for some drugs can be very different); e.g. Dictionary.com says "...biological half-life. Pharmacology. the time required for the activity of a substance taken into the body to lose one half its initial effectiveness". This could result in confusion, particularly for the lay person (I myself was confused). The best overall solution IMO would be to revert to the more explicit term "elimination half-life", and add the effective half-life where data is available. --D Anthony Patriarche (talk) 23:59, 11 May 2018 (UTC)'' |
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.............what do ''you'' believe would be best approach going forward?--[[User:Ozzie10aaaa|Ozzie10aaaa]] ([[User talk:Ozzie10aaaa|talk]]) 10:45, 12 May 2018 (UTC) |
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Hi, D A Patriarche. I read your query at the Teahouse; but since it's rather old and you seem to have solved the matter yourself, I thought I'd respond here. I think your reference, giving both a link to Project Gutenberg and the original place and date of publication, is fine. I just thought you might like to read WP:SAYWHERE, as it deals with the general question. Deor (talk) 22:08, 13 January 2017 (UTC)
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question about half-life
hi, in regards to your concern....
help using or expanding the drugbox template. On the page I want to edit, "Methocarbamol", the drugbox displays "Biological half-life". However, in editing mode, the parameter is called "elimination_half-life". This is confusing as the elimination and biological half-life may be construed differently (see below). The figure given for the half-life and referenced is indeed the elimination half-life, or more explicitly the serum half-life, as opposed to the protein-bound or effective half-life. For this article, I need to know how to change the text displayed to "elimination half-life" or something more explicit.
I am further concerned about the confusion of terms affecting all WP drug articles. WP itself is consistent: The definition of Biological half-life in the eponymous article is clear and is the same as the serum or elimination half-life. This also agrees with a Johns Hopkins presentation on Toxicology: Elimination (http://ocw.jhsph.edu/courses/publichealthtoxicology/PDFs/Lecture1_Trush.pdf) But "biological half-life" may also be construed as "effective half-life" (which for some drugs can be very different); e.g. Dictionary.com says "...biological half-life. Pharmacology. the time required for the activity of a substance taken into the body to lose one half its initial effectiveness". This could result in confusion, particularly for the lay person (I myself was confused). The best overall solution IMO would be to revert to the more explicit term "elimination half-life", and add the effective half-life where data is available. --D Anthony Patriarche (talk) 23:59, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
.............what do you believe would be best approach going forward?--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 10:45, 12 May 2018 (UTC)