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Labetalol

What the body does with Labetalol, 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.

LabetaloltakenExitUrine (55–60% as conjugates or unchanged

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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

    25% (11–86%) 1

  2. hoursbreakdown

    Metabolism

    Mainly conjugation via glucuronidation 1

  3. hoursmade from it

    Metabolites

    Glucuronide conjugates 1

  4. half-lifehalf gone

    Elimination half-life

    Oral: 6–8 hours; IV: 5.52 hours 1

  5. durationeffects

    Duration of action

    8–12 hours 1

  6. exitleaves the body

    Excretion

    Urine (55–60% as conjugates or unchanged within 24 hours) 1

Source

  1. Wikipedia, Labetalol, drug infobox (revision 1364189106), 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.