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▧ Absorption :
Absorbed rapidly following oral administration. In adults, oral absorption appears to be a zero-order process with an absorption rate of 5.2 g/hr. The mean lag time in absorption is 10 minutes. After a single oral dose of 5 g, absorption was complete (F=1).
▧ Volume of Distribution :
* 23.1 ± 6.6 L
▧ Metabolism :
Sixty-five percent of the dose is recovered in the urine as unchanged drug and 11% of the dose appears as the metabolite adipic acid.
▧ Route of Elimination :
Renal excretion is the primary route of elimination, whether aminocaproic acid is administered orally or intravenously.
▧ Half Life :
The terminal elimination half-life is approximately 2 hours.
▧ Clearance :
* 169 mL/min