Reading Data¶
Format of data¶
The data ought to be in .csv format. The delimeter should be a comma (,). The fields should be as followed
File type |
Dosage data |
Concentration Data |
Time Data |
|---|---|---|---|
csv |
Dose/dose/DOSE |
Conc/conc/CONC/C_p |
Time/time/TIME/T |
In order to use the program, it has to be made sure that the data consists of the above written headings.
Caution
The units of the headings must not be included the headings.
Headings¶
- Dose
This is the data of dosage of drug administedted to the patient. Generally for single compartment drugs i.e. giving single dose, this remain constant through out the time of observation.
- Concentration
The Concentration of the drug will decrease with time due to clearence from body. If more than one doses are involved, then there will be a spike in concentration after the next doe is administered.
- Time
Time generally starts from 1hr after the administretion of dose. It goes on until the last dose has been cleared.
Note
The unit we are currently compatible is
Dose: \(mg\)
Conc: \(ng/mL\)
Time: \(hr\)
A sample data table is like followed
Dose |
Conc |
Time |
|---|---|---|
0.02 |
120.05 |
0.5 |
0.02 |
126.01 |
1 |
0.02 |
119.50 |
2 |
0.02 |
102.69 |
3 |
0.02 |
70.68 |
4 |
0.02 |
41.66 |
6 |
0.02 |
42.24 |
8 |
0.02 |
32.59 |
10 |
0.02 |
7.63 |
24 |
Caution
Tables, like the following, holding units of headers cannot be used.
Dose \((mg)\) |
Conc \(({\mu}g/mL)\) |
Time \((hr)\) |
|---|---|---|
500 |
0.794 |
1 |
500 |
0.500 |
3 |
500 |
0.250 |
6 |
500 |
0.079 |
11 |
Note
Concentration and Time must not start from 0. This will raise problems, is discussed in calculation part.