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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2019 Feb 10;105(6):1462–1470. doi: 10.1002/cpt.1332

Table 1.

Drug clearance and renal clearance in adults

Drug Total clearance (L/hour) Renal clearance (L/hour) % Renal clearance Contribution of nonrenal elimination pathways
Amikacin25 6.0 ± 0.5 5.0 ± 0.9 94 < 5% metabolism
Gadobutrol26 6.2 6.2 > 99 No metabolism
Gadoterate27 7.1 7.1 > 99 No metabolism
Vancomycin28 5.9 ± 1.5 5.3 ± 2.0 ~ 90 ~ 10% metabolism
Ampicillin29 16.9 ± 3.3 10.4 ± 3.7 61 10% Biliary elimination; Likely secretion
Gentamicin27 6.0 ± 1.8 4.6 ± 1.5 ~ 77 No data
Meropenem20,30 14.6 ± 8.3 10.4 ± 6.4 71 Likely secretion; ~ 30% metabolism
Netilmicin31 5.5 ± 0.8 4.0 ± 0.6 72 No data

Clearance values are presented as mean ± SD, where available.