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Renal clearance can be determined from filtration, secretion and reabsorption parameters according to equation 16.2.1. Each of these rates can be explored further in terms of fraction unbound (fU), GFR, renal blood flow (QR), intrinsic secretion clearance (CLisec) and fraction reabsorbed (fR).
Equation 16.2.1 Renal clearance expanded (Bauer, p 14)
Equation 16.2.2 Hepatic Clearance according to the Well Stirred Model
| Parameter | Value | Comment |
| Dose | 100 mg ± | Linear system in this example |
| Absorption rate half-life, t1/2abs | Range 0.1 - 24 hr | |
| Fraction absorbed F |
Range 0 - 1.0 | |
| Volume of Distribution V1 |
Range 7 - 200+ L | Volume of central compartment |
| k12 | Range 0-25+ hr-1 | From central to peripheral |
| k21 | Range 0-25+ hr-1 | From central to peripheral |
| Fraction unbound, in blood fu, b |
Range 0 - 1 | |
| Hepatic Blood Flow QH |
90 L/hr Range 60-120 L/hr |
70 Kg adult, Shargel and Yu, 3rd, 1993 |
| Renal Blood Flow QH |
72 L/hr |
70 Kg adult, Shargel and Yu, 3rd, 1993 |
| Glomerular Filtration Rate, GFR | 0 - 7.8+ L/hr | Shargel and Yu, 3rd, 1993 |
| Hepatic Intrinsic Clearance CLint, ub |
0 - 1620+ L/hr | Shargel and Yu, 3rd, 1993 |
| Renal Secretion Clearance CLsec, ub |
0 - 39.0+ L/hr | Shargel and Yu, 3rd, 1993 |
| Fraction Reabsorbed Renal | 0 - 1.0 |
Equations used in this simple pharmacokinetic model.
Equation 16.2.3 Elimination Rate Constant as a function of CLH, CLR and V
Equation 16.2.4 Concencentration versus Time after a single Oral Dose with A, B, C, α, β and ka
Equation 16.2.5 A, B, and C for Equation 16.2.4 with α and β calculated from Dose, V1, kel, k12 and k21
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