title: N-Acetylprocainamide pharmacokinetics in functionally anephric patients before and after perturbation by hemodialysis.
abstract: NAPA pharmacokinetics were studied in 6 functionally anephric patients. Distribution and nonrenal elimination of this drug were found to be the same as in individuals with normal renal function but renal clearance was reduced, resulting in a mean elimination t 1/2 of 41.9 hr (6.2 hr in normal subjects). Renal clearance of NAPA correlated well with ClCr. Dialysis removed NAPA from both red blood cells and plasma and increased ClT approximately fourfold. Dialysis itself resulted in a 77% reduction in ClS that limited the total amount of NAPA removed by this procedure. This reduction in ClS was sustained for at least 3 hr after dialysis and attenuated rebound in plasma NAPA concentrations.
mesh_terms: D000120:Acecainide / Q000378:metabolism*; D000328:Adult; D003201:Computers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008954:Models, Biological; D011342:Procainamide / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D006435:Renal Dialysis
chemical_list: D000120:Acecainide; D011342:Procainamide