Dược Động Học :
▧ Volume of Distribution :
* 350 mL/kg
* 452 ± 144 mL/kg [neonates]
* 223 ± 30.6 mL/kg [adolescents]
▧ Protein binding :
70% (bound to plasma proteins)
▧ Metabolism :
By hydrolysis of the propanoic acid-methyl ester linkage by nonspecific blood and tissue esterases.
▧ Route of Elimination :
Remifentanil is an esterase-metabolized opioid. The carboxylic acid metabolite is essentially inactive (1/4600 as potent as remifentanil in dogs) and is excreted by the kidneys with an elimination half-life of approximately 90 minutes.
▧ Half Life :
1-20 minutes
▧ Clearance :
* 40 mL/min/kg [young, healthy adults]