modelM03BX02
Extends from Pharmacokinetic.Models.PK_1C_enteral.
Information
| name: | Tizanidine | |
| ATC code: | M03BX02 | route: | oral |
| compartments: | 1 | |
| dosage: | 4 | mg |
| volume of distribution: | 2.4 | L |
| clearance: | 14 | L/h |
| other parameters in model implementation | ||
Tizanidine is a centrally acting alpha-2 adrenergic agonist used as a muscle relaxant to manage spasticity associated with conditions like multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injury. It is approved for clinical use in various countries, including the US and Europe.
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacokinetic parameters reported in healthy adult subjects after single oral dose.
References
Zhang, W, et al., & Grippo, JF (2017). Clinical Pharmacokinetics of Vemurafenib. Clinical pharmacokinetics 56(9) 1033–1043. DOI:10.1007/s40262-017-0523-7 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28255850
Zhang, M, et al., & Jamei, M (2022). Understanding Interindividual Variability in the Drug Interaction of a Highly Extracted CYP1A2 Substrate Tizanidine: Application of a Permeability-Limited Multicompartment Liver Model in a Population Based Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Framework. Drug metabolism and disposition: the biological fate of chemicals 50(7) 957–967. DOI:10.1124/dmd.121.000818 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35504655
Parameters
| Type | Name | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modelica.Units.SI.Mass | weight (from PK_1C) | 75 | patient weight (kg) |
| Modelica.Units.SI.SpecificVolume | VdPerKg (from PK_1C) | 0.9 | Volume of distribution (L/kg) |
| Modelica.Units.SI.MassFraction | F (from PK_1C) | 0.8 | bioavailiability (0-1) |
| Pharmacolibrary.Types.Clearance | Cl (from PK_1C) | 20 | clearance |
| Modelica.Units.SI.Time | adminTime (from PK_1C) | 60 | first administration time (s) |
| Modelica.Units.SI.Time | adminDuration (from PK_1C) | 600 | administration duration (s) |
| Modelica.Units.SI.Time | adminPeriod (from PK_1C) | 8*60*60 | period of administration (default 8 hours)(s) |
| Pharmacolibrary.Types.Mass | adminMass (from PK_1C) | 1000 | administration mass (mg) |
| Integer | adminCount (from PK_1C) | 8 | number of dose administered (1) |
| Pharmacolibrary.Types.Volume | Vd (from PK_1C) | VdPerKg*weight | Volume of distribution (m3) |
| Pharmacolibrary.Types.MassConcentration | Cmin (from PK_1C) | 0.004 | minimal therapeutic range |
| Pharmacolibrary.Types.MassConcentration | Cmax (from PK_1C) | 0.008 | minimal therapeutic range |
| Pharmacolibrary.Types.MassConcentration | Ctox_peak (from PK_1C) | 0.012 | toxicity peak level |
| Pharmacolibrary.Types.MassConcentration | Ctox_trough (from PK_1C) | 0.006 | toxicity trough level |
| Pharmacolibrary.Types.TransferRate | ka (from PK_1C_enteral) | 0.016666666666666666 | first order absorption rate |
| Modelica.Units.SI.Time | Tlag (from PK_1C_enteral) | 600 | delay between oral administration and absorption (default 10min) |
Connectors
| Type | Name | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Types.ConcentrationOutput | C_central (from PK_1C) | ||
| Interfaces.ConcentrationPort_b | centralCPort (from PK_1C) |
Components
| Type | Name | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacokinetic.NoPerfusedTissueCompartment | central (from PK_1C) | ||
| Pharmacokinetic.ClearanceDrivenElimination | elim (from PK_1C) | ||
| Sources.PeriodicDose | periodicDose (from PK_1C) | ||
| Modelica.Units.SI.Time | t1_2 (from PK_1C) | elimination half-life |
Revisions
- 06/2025 Tomas Kulhanek, generated model from data extracted from PUBMED, DrugBank and LLM(GPT4.1)