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Clofibrate

What the body does with Clofibrate, 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.

ClofibratetakenExitRenal, 95 to 99%

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

    Hydrolyzed to clofibric acid; hepatic glucuronidation 1

  2. half-lifehalf gone

    Elimination half-life

    Highly variable; average 18–22 hours. Prolonged in renal failure 1

  3. exitleaves the body

    Excretion

    Renal, 95 to 99% 1

Source

  1. Wikipedia, Clofibrate, drug infobox (revision 1365301139), 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.