The time to reach "steady-state" concentrations of a drug (the level of drug achieved in blood with repeated,regular-interval dosing) is:
A) dependent upon the actual dosage of drug.
B) achieved when the amount of drug administered per unit time is approximately six times the amount eliminated per unit time.
C) achieved in approximately six times the drug's elimination half-life.
D) reached after one elimination half-life.
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