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Caffeine |
| Description |
Caffeine is a stimulant found in many dietary sources, particularly coffee, tea and cocoa. Plasma protein binding is 35%. |
| Therapeutic Low |
5.0000 |
| Therapeutic High |
25.0000 |
| Units |
ug/mL |
| Specimen |
P |
| Half Life Low |
3.00 |
| Half Life High |
7.00 |
| VOD Low |
0.50 |
| VOD High |
0.00 |
| Toxic Level |
50.000 |
| Lethal Level |
100.000 |
| Plasma to Whole Blood ratio |
0.00 |
| Warnings |
Toxicity can occur following the ingestion of 5 to 50 g of caffeine; one cup of coffee or tea has about 100 mg caffeine. |