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Exemestane

What the body does with Exemestane, 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.

ExemestanetakenExitUrine and feces ~ 1:1 (mainly metabolite

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

    ~60% 1

  2. hoursbreakdown

    Metabolism

    Liver (CYP3A4, aldo-keto reductase) 1

  3. half-lifehalf gone

    Elimination half-life

    24 hours 1

  4. durationeffects

    Duration of action

    4–5 days 1

  5. exitleaves the body

    Excretion

    Urine and feces ~ 1:1 (mainly metabolites) 1

Source

  1. Wikipedia, Exemestane, drug infobox (revision 1367093736), 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.