Table of volume of distribution for drugs explained

This is a table of volume of distribution (V_d) for various medication. For comparison, those with a V_d 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
	0.05-0.1^[1]
	0.05-0.1
	0.1-0.2
	0.1-0.2
	0.1-0.2
	0.1-0.2
	0.1-0.2^[2]
	0.2-0.4
	0.4-0.7
	0.7-0.9
	0.7-0.9
	0.7-0.9
	1-2
	1-2
	1-2
	1-2
	1-2
	2-5
	2-5
	2-5
	2-5
	2-5
	2-5
	200^[3]

References & footnotes

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