Table of volume of distribution for drugs

This is a table of volume of distribution (Vd) for various medication. For comparison, those with a Vd L/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 Vd L/kg body weight
heparin0.05-0.1[1]
insulin0.05-0.1[1]
warfarin0.1-0.2[1]
sulfamethoxazole0.1-0.2[1]
glibenclamide0.1-0.2[1]
atenolol0.1-0.2[1]
NXY-0590.1-0.2[2]
tubocurarine0.2-0.4[1]
theophylline0.4-0.7[1]
ethanol0.7-0.9[1]
neostigmine0.7-0.9[1]
phenytoin0.7-0.9[1]
methotrexate1-2[1]
indometacin1-2[1]
paracetamol1-2[1]
diazepam1-2[1]
lidocaine1-2[1]
glyceryl nitrate2-5[1]
morphine2-5[1]
propranolol2-5[1]
digoxin2-5[1]
chlorpromazine2-5[1]
nortriptyline2-5[1]
chloroquine200[2]

References & footnotes

  1. Rang, H. P. (2003). Pharmacology. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. ISBN 0-443-07145-4. Page 103
  2. Estimated with a body weight of 70 kg.
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