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Table of volume of distribution for drugs

This is a table of volume of distribution (V_d) for various medication. For comparison, those with a V_d/kg body weight of less than 0.2 are mainly distributed in blood plasma, 0.2-0.7 mostly in the extracellular fluid and those with more than 0.7 are distributed throughout total body water.

Medication	V_d / kg body weight
heparin	0.05-0.1^[1]
insulin	0.05-0.1^[1]
warfarin	0.1-0.2^[1]
sulfamethoxazole	0.1-0.2^[1]
glibenclamide	0.1-0.2^[1]
atenolol	0.1-0.2^[1]
tubocurarine	0.2-0.4^[1]
theophylline	0.4-0.7^[1]
ethanol	0.7-0.9^[1]
neostigmine	0.7-0.9^[1]
phenytoin	0.7-0.9^[1]
methotrexate	1-2^[1]
indometacin	1-2^[1]
paracetamol	1-2^[1]
diazepam	1-2^[1]
lidocaine	1-2^[1]
glyceryl nitrate	2-5^[1]
morphine	2-5^[1]
propranolol	2-5^[1]
digoxin	2-5^[1]
chlorpromazine	2-5^[1]
nortriptyline	2-5^[1]
chloroquine	200^[2]
NXY-059	0.1-0.2^[2]

References & footnotes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v Rang, H. P. (2003). Pharmacology. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. ISBN 0-443-07145-4. Page 103
^ ^a ^b Estimated with a body weight of 70kg

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