modelN03AF03
Extends from Pharmacokinetic.Models.PK_1C_enteral.
Information
| name: | Rufinamide | |
| ATC code: | N03AF03 | route: | oral |
| compartments: | 1 | |
| dosage: | 400 | mg |
| volume of distribution: | 35 | L |
| clearance: | 12.5 | L/h |
| other parameters in model implementation | ||
Rufinamide is an antiepileptic drug primarily used as adjunctive therapy for seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome in both children and adults. It is an approved medication used for epilepsy today.
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacokinetic parameters reported for healthy adult volunteers after oral administration.
References
Jacob, S, & Nair, AB (2016). An Updated Overview on Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Recent Antiepileptic Drugs. Drugs in R&D 16(4) 303–316. DOI:10.1007/s40268-016-0148-6 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27766590
Perucca, E, et al., & Fuseau, E (2008). Rufinamide: clinical pharmacokinetics and concentration-response relationships in patients with epilepsy. Epilepsia 49(7) 1123–1141. DOI:10.1111/j.1528-1167.2008.01665.x PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18503564
Xu, M, et al., & Li, W (2016). Pharmacokinetics and Tolerability of Rufinamide Following Single and Multiple Oral Doses and Effect of Food on Pharmacokinetics in Healthy Chinese Subjects. European journal of drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics 41(5) 541–548. DOI:10.1007/s13318-015-0291-4 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26294172
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)