Chapter 16 Routes of Excretion

Routes of Excretion

After completing the material in this chapter each student should:-

be able to describe the various routes by which a drug may be excreted from the body
understand the parameter renal clearance and its relationship with the excretion processes in the kidney
understand the influence of renal disease on drug elimination
be able to calculate suitable drug dosage regimen for patients with impaired renal function based on a or a Cp_min/Cp_max approach

The major routes of drug excretion described in this Chapter are renal, biliary, pulmonary and salivary.

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