Dược Động Học :
▧ Absorption :
Bioavailability is 100% following injection.
▧ Volume of Distribution :
* 12.2 L [Healthy young subjects (n = 18, age 18-60 years)]
* 18.7 L [Healthy elderly subjects (n = 10, age 65-80 years)]
* 18 L [Renally impaired patients (n = 16, creatinine clearance below 80 mL/min)]
* 32.1 L [HIT patients (n = 73)]
▧ Metabolism :
Lepirudin is thought to be metabolized by release of amino acids via catabolic hydrolysis of the parent drug. However, con-clusive data are not available. About 48% of the administration dose is excreted in the urine which consists of unchanged drug (35%) and other fragments of the parent drug.
▧ Route of Elimination :
Lepirudin is thought to be metabolized by release of amino acids via catabolic hydrolysis of the parent drug. About 48% of the administration dose is excreted in the urine which consists of unchanged drug (35%) and other fragments of the parent drug.
▧ Half Life :
Approximately 1.3 hours
▧ Clearance :
* 164 ml/min [Healthy 18-60 yrs]
* 139 ml/min [Healthy 65-80 yrs]
* 61 ml/min [renal impaired]
* 114 ml/min [HIT (Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia)]