title: Elimination of furosemide in healthy subjects and in those with renal failure.
abstract: Furosemide was administered intravenously to 5 healthy volunteers and 15 patients with various degrees of renal failure. Two patients were given the drug orally. The plasma half-life of furosemide averaged 0.79 hr in the healthy subjects. Although most patients with kidney disease had a prolonged half-life (t1/2), up to 24.58 hr, some with advanced renal failure had an almost normal t1/2. The plasma clearance of furosemide, which in the normal subjects averaged 194 ml/min, decreased proportionally with decreasing creatinine clearance, as did the renal clearance, which in the healthy subjects averaged 95 ml/min. There was no correlation between kidney function and the apparent volume of distribution or of nonrenal clearance. One patient was given 35S-labeled furosemide intravenously. Although the furosemide plasma t1/2 was essentially normal, the elimination rate of metabolites was decreased. Unlike that of healthy subjects, the main route of excretion of label was in the feces.
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000368:Aged; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003404:Creatinine / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005665:Furosemide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism*; D006207:Half-Life; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008954:Models, Biological; D013462:Sulfur Radioisotopes
chemical_list: D013462:Sulfur Radioisotopes; D005665:Furosemide; D003404:Creatinine