Renal Clearance Determination from the
Total Drug Amount Excreted in Urine

After a single drug administration the cumulative drug amount excreted in urine increases until it reaches a plateau.

The fraction of dose excreted in urine is equal to:

Ae∞

F Dose
=

CLR

CL T
Ae ∞

By manipulation of this equation:

Renal Clearance =

Ae ∞

AUC t= ∞t=0

This relationship can be applied for both iv and oral administration since " F " will affect Ae∞ and AUC to the same extent.

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