modelMethylprednisolone
Extends from Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.D.D10AA02.
Information
| name: | Methylprednisolone | |
| ATC code: | D10AA02 | route: | intravenous |
| compartments: | 2 | |
| dosage: | 40 | mg |
| volume of distribution: | 38.8 | L |
| clearance: | 14.7 | L/h |
| other parameters in model implementation | ||
Methylprednisolone is a synthetic glucocorticoid used primarily as an anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant. It is indicated for a broad range of conditions, including allergies, asthma, autoimmune diseases, and certain types of arthritis. It is approved and widely used in clinical medicine.
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacokinetic parameters in healthy adult volunteers after a single intravenous bolus. Both male and female subjects included, age range 18-45, with normal renal and hepatic function.
References
Barth, J, et al., & Möllenhoff, G (2004). Population pharmacokinetics of methylprednisolone in accident victims with spinal cord injury. International journal of clinical pharmacology and therapeutics 42(9) 504–511. DOI:10.5414/cpp42504 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15487809
Hornik, CP, et al., & Cohen-Wolkowiez, M (2019). Population Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Modeling of Methylprednisolone in Neonates Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass. CPT: pharmacometrics & systems pharmacology 8(12) 913–922. DOI:10.1002/psp4.12470 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31646767
Fokkink, WJR, et al., & Jacobs, BC (2022). Population Pharmacokinetic Modelling of Intravenous Immunoglobulin Treatment in Patients with Guillain-Barré Syndrome. Clinical pharmacokinetics 61(9) 1285–1296. DOI:10.1007/s40262-022-01136-z PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35781631
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.Volume | Vdp (from PK_2C) | VdpPerKg*weight | Volume of distribution (m3) |
| Modelica.Units.SI.SpecificVolume | VdpPerKg (from PK_2C) | 0.9 | Volume of distribution peripheral(l/kg) |
| Pharmacolibrary.Types.Clearance | k12 (from PK_2C) | 1 | intercompartmental C-P clearance |
| Pharmacolibrary.Types.Clearance | k21 (from PK_2C) | 1 | intercompartmental P-C clearance |
Connectors
| Type | Name | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Types.ConcentrationOutput | C_central (from PK_1C) | ||
| Interfaces.ConcentrationPort_b | centralCPort (from PK_1C) | ||
| Interfaces.ConcentrationPort_b | peripheralCPort (from PK_2C) | ||
| Pharmacolibrary.Types.ConcentrationOutput | C_peripheral1 (from PK_2C) |
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 | |
| Pharmacolibrary.Pharmacokinetic.TransferFirstOrderNonSym | transfer (from PK_2C) | ||
| Pharmacolibrary.Pharmacokinetic.NoPerfusedTissueCompartment | peripheral (from PK_2C) |
Revisions
- 06/2025 Tomas Kulhanek, generated model from data extracted from PUBMED, DrugBank and LLM(GPT4.1)