modelColistin

Diagram of Colistin

Extends from Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.A.A07AA10.

Information

name:Colistin
ATC code:A07AA10
route:intravenous
compartments:2
dosage:150mg
volume of distribution:13.6L
clearance:2.4L/h
other parameters in model implementation

Colistin, also known as polymyxin E, is a polymyxin antibiotic used for the treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii, and Klebsiella pneumoniae. It is often used as a last-resort antibiotic in severely ill patients and is administered intravenously as colistin methanesulfonate (CMS), which is an inactive prodrug converted in vivo to the active colistin. Colistin is approved and in clinical use today, but its use is limited by nephrotoxicity and neurotoxicity.

Pharmacokinetics

Pharmacokinetic parameters for intravenous administration of colistin methanesulfonate in adult critically ill patients. Values are typical for a two-compartment model.

References

  1. Xie, YL, et al., & Peng, Y (2022). Population pharmacokinetics of intravenous colistin sulfate and dosage optimization in critically ill patients. Frontiers in pharmacology 13 967412–None. DOI:10.3389/fphar.2022.967412 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36105229

  2. Nation, RL, et al., & Silveira, FP (2017). Dosing guidance for intravenous colistin in critically-ill patients. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 64(5) 565–571. DOI:10.1093/cid/ciw839 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28011614

  3. Ooi, MH, et al., & Nation, RL (2019). Population Pharmacokinetics of Intravenous Colistin in Pediatric Patients: Implications for the Selection of Dosage Regimens. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 69(11) 1962–1968. DOI:10.1093/cid/ciz067 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30722017

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.VolumeVdp (from PK_2C)VdpPerKg*weightVolume of distribution (m3)
Modelica.Units.SI.SpecificVolumeVdpPerKg (from PK_2C)0.9Volume of distribution peripheral(l/kg)
Pharmacolibrary.Types.Clearancek12 (from PK_2C)1intercompartmental C-P clearance
Pharmacolibrary.Types.Clearancek21 (from PK_2C)1intercompartmental P-C clearance

Connectors

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Types.ConcentrationOutputC_central (from PK_1C)
Interfaces.ConcentrationPort_bcentralCPort (from PK_1C)
Interfaces.ConcentrationPort_bperipheralCPort (from PK_2C)
Pharmacolibrary.Types.ConcentrationOutputC_peripheral1 (from PK_2C)

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
Pharmacolibrary.Pharmacokinetic.TransferFirstOrderNonSymtransfer (from PK_2C)
Pharmacolibrary.Pharmacokinetic.NoPerfusedTissueCompartmentperipheral (from PK_2C)

Revisions

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