modelMetforminAndCanagliflozi

Diagram of MetforminAndCanagliflozi

Extends from Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.A.A10BD16.

Information

name:MetforminAndCanagliflozin
ATC code:A10BD16
route:oral
compartments:1
dosage:1300mg
volume of distribution:150L
clearance:40L/h
other parameters in model implementation

Metformin and canagliflozin is a fixed-dose combination medication used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults. Metformin is a biguanide antihyperglycemic agent primarily used to improve glycemic control by decreasing hepatic glucose production and increasing insulin sensitivity, while canagliflozin is a sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor that reduces glucose reabsorption in the kidney, resulting in increased urinary glucose excretion. This combination is currently approved and marketed for medical use.

Pharmacokinetics

Pharmacokinetic parameters estimated for average healthy adults, as direct pharmacokinetic parameterization of the fixed-dose combination is not available in publication. Parameters for each component are approximated from studies of individual drugs. Estimated for oral administration of metformin (1000 mg) and canagliflozin (300 mg).

References

  1. Wattamwar, T, et al., & Pandita, N (2020). Development of LC-MS/MS method for simultaneous determination of Canagliflozin and Metformin in human plasma and its pharmacokinetic application in Indian population under fast and fed conditions. Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences 1154 122281–None. DOI:10.1016/j.jchromb.2020.122281 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32763846

  2. Scheen, AJ (2015). Pharmacodynamics, efficacy and safety of sodium-glucose co-transporter type 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Drugs 75(1) 33–59. DOI:10.1007/s40265-014-0337-y PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25488697

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)