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Clomifene

What the body does with Clomifene, 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.

ClomifenetakenExitMainly feces, some in urine

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. doseabsorbed

    Bioavailability

    High (>90%) 1

  2. hoursbreakdown

    Metabolism

    Liver CYP2D6 (with enterohepatic circulation) 1

  3. hoursmade from it

    Metabolites

    4-Hydroxyclomiphene (4-OH-CLO), 4-Hydroxy-N-desethylclomiphene (4-OH-DE-CLO) 1

  4. half-lifehalf gone

    Elimination half-life

    4–7 days; active metabolites: 4-OH-CLO: 13–34 hrs; 4-OH-DE-CLO: 15–37 hrs 1

  5. exitleaves the body

    Excretion

    Mainly feces, some in urine 1

Source

  1. Wikipedia, Clomifene, drug infobox (revision 1368196377), 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.