modelGlycerol

Diagram of Glycerol

Extends from Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.A.A06AX01.

Information

name:Glycerol
ATC code:A06AX01
route:oral
compartments:1
dosage:15000mg
volume of distribution:0.6L
clearance:0.07L/min
other parameters in model implementation

Glycerol (glycerin) is a simple polyol compound used medically as an osmotic laxative and for reducing intracranial or intraocular pressure. It is also used in a variety of pharmaceutical formulations and as a food additive. Glycerol is approved for medical use and is broadly regarded as safe.

Pharmacokinetics

Estimated pharmacokinetic parameters for adult healthy individuals derived from published secondary sources, as no study reports explicit compartmental model PK parameters for glycerol in humans.

References

  1. de Jonge, ME, et al., & Beijnen, JH (2005). Population pharmacokinetics of orally administered paclitaxel formulated in Cremophor EL. British journal of clinical pharmacology 59(3) 325–334. DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2125.2004.02325.x PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15752379

  2. Liu, X, et al., & Leggas, M (2019). Pharmacokinetic modeling of the blood-stable camptothecin analog AR-67 in two different formulations. Biopharmaceutics & drug disposition 40(8) 265–275. DOI:10.1002/bdd.2199 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31292985

  3. Gietka-Czernel, M, et al., & Zgliczyński, W (2020). Expert opinion on liquid L-thyroxine usage in hypothyroid patients and new liquid thyroxine formulation - Tirosint SOL [Opinia ekspertów dotycząca stosowania płynnej postaci lewotyroksyny oraz nowego preparatu Tirosint SOL u chorych na niedoczynność tarczycy]. Endokrynologia Polska 71(5) 441–465. DOI:10.5603/EP.a2020.0065 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33202031

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)