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Bexarotene

What the body does with Bexarotene, from the dose to the exit, as its Wikipedia drug infobox records it.

Quoted from the Wikipedia infobox, not yet written up by hand. The order is the usual order of events, not a measured schedule.

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The clock, on a log scale

Each bar runs from the dose to about five half-lives, roughly when 97% of that molecule has been converted or cleared. The scale is logarithmic so minutes and days fit on one line.

  1. hoursbreakdown

    Metabolism

    Hepatic (CYP3A4-mediated) 1

  2. half-lifehalf gone

    Elimination half-life

    7 hours 1

  3. exitleaves the body

    Excretion

    Parent drug and metabolites are eliminated primarily through the hepatobiliary system. Less than 1% is excreted in the urine unchanged. 1

Source

  1. Wikipedia, Bexarotene, drug infobox (revision 1351581612), CC BY-SA 4.0. Values quoted as they appear, with wiki markup removed.

Half-lives vary between people, doses and routes. This page explains what the body does with a drug. It is not dosing advice.