modelN03AX14
Extends from Pharmacokinetic.Models.PK_1C_enteral.
Information
| name: | Levetiracetam | |
| ATC code: | N03AX14 | route: | oral |
| compartments: | 1 | |
| dosage: | 1000 | mg |
| volume of distribution: | 0.5 | L |
| clearance: | 0.96 | mL/min/kg |
| other parameters in model implementation | ||
Levetiracetam is an anticonvulsant medication used primarily for the treatment of epilepsy. It is indicated as adjunctive therapy for partial onset seizures, myoclonic seizures, and tonic-clonic seizures in adults and children. Levetiracetam is widely approved and used in clinical practice today.
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacokinetic parameters reported in healthy adult subjects after oral administration.
References
Hernández-Mitre, MP, et al., & Milán-Segovia, RDC (2020). Population Pharmacokinetics and Dosing Recommendations of Levetiracetam in Adult and Elderly Patients With Epilepsy. Journal of pharmaceutical sciences 109(6) 2070–2078. DOI:10.1016/j.xphs.2020.02.018 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32113977
Zimmerman, KO, et al., & Hornik, CP (2023). Pharmacokinetics and Proposed Dosing of Levetiracetam in Children With Obesity. The journal of pediatric pharmacology and therapeutics : JPPT : the official journal of PPAG 28(8) 693–703. DOI:10.5863/1551-6776-28.8.693 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38094673
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)