Figure 11-19 Relationship between IC50 and age for fentanyl and alfentanil. IC50 is the steady-state fentanyl or alfentanil serum concentration that produces half the maximal spectral edge frequency decrease. (From Scott JC, Stanski DR: Decreased fentanyl and alfentanil dose requirements with age. A simultaneous pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic evaluation. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 240:159–166, 1987.)


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