modelRanitidine

Diagram of Ranitidine

Extends from Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.A.A02BA02.

Information

name:Ranitidine
ATC code:A02BA02
route:oral
compartments:1
dosage:150mg
volume of distribution:1.3L
clearance:9.3mL/min/kg
other parameters in model implementation

Ranitidine is a histamine H2-receptor antagonist that was widely used to reduce stomach acid production for the treatment of peptic ulcer disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. Its use has been greatly reduced and withdrawn in many countries due to concerns over NDMA contamination and related potential carcinogenicity.

Pharmacokinetics

PK parameters reported for healthy adult volunteers after single oral dose administration.

References

  1. Florian, J, et al., & Strauss, DG (2021). Effect of Oral Ranitidine on Urinary Excretion of N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA): A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA 326(3) 240–249. DOI:10.1001/jama.2021.9199 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34180947

  2. James, LP, et al., & Argao, EA (1999). The pharmacokinetics of oral ranitidine in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis. Journal of clinical pharmacology 39(12) 1242–1247. DOI:10.1177/00912709922012042 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10586389

  3. Castañeda-Hernández, G, et al., & Hong, E (1996). Pharmacokinetics of oral ranitidine in Mexicans. Archives of medical research 27(3) 349–352. PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8854394

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Modelica.Units.SI.Massweight (from PK_1C)75patient weight (kg)
Modelica.Units.SI.SpecificVolumeVdPerKg (from PK_1C)0.9Volume of distribution (L/kg)
Modelica.Units.SI.MassFractionF (from PK_1C)0.8bioavailiability (0-1)
Pharmacolibrary.Types.ClearanceCl (from PK_1C)20clearance
Modelica.Units.SI.TimeadminTime (from PK_1C)60first administration time (s)
Modelica.Units.SI.TimeadminDuration (from PK_1C)600administration duration (s)
Modelica.Units.SI.TimeadminPeriod (from PK_1C)8*60*60period of administration (default 8 hours)(s)
Pharmacolibrary.Types.MassadminMass (from PK_1C)1000administration mass (mg)
IntegeradminCount (from PK_1C)8number of dose administered (1)
Pharmacolibrary.Types.VolumeVd (from PK_1C)VdPerKg*weightVolume of distribution (m3)
Pharmacolibrary.Types.MassConcentrationCmin (from PK_1C)0.004minimal therapeutic range
Pharmacolibrary.Types.MassConcentrationCmax (from PK_1C)0.008minimal therapeutic range
Pharmacolibrary.Types.MassConcentrationCtox_peak (from PK_1C)0.012toxicity peak level
Pharmacolibrary.Types.MassConcentrationCtox_trough (from PK_1C)0.006toxicity trough level
Pharmacolibrary.Types.TransferRateka (from PK_1C_enteral)0.016666666666666666first order absorption rate
Modelica.Units.SI.TimeTlag (from PK_1C_enteral)600delay between oral administration and absorption (default 10min)

Connectors

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Types.ConcentrationOutputC_central (from PK_1C)
Interfaces.ConcentrationPort_bcentralCPort (from PK_1C)

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Pharmacokinetic.NoPerfusedTissueCompartmentcentral (from PK_1C)
Pharmacokinetic.ClearanceDrivenEliminationelim (from PK_1C)
Sources.PeriodicDoseperiodicDose (from PK_1C)
Modelica.Units.SI.Timet1_2 (from PK_1C)elimination half-life

Revisions

  • 06/2025 Tomas Kulhanek, generated model from data extracted from PUBMED, DrugBank and LLM(GPT4.1)