modelDydrogesterone

Diagram of Dydrogesterone

Extends from Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.G.G03DB01.

Information

name:Dydrogesterone
ATC code:G03DB01
route:oral
compartments:1
dosage:10mg
volume of distribution:54L
clearance:6.4L/h
other parameters in model implementation

Dydrogesterone is a synthetic progestogen, structurally related to progesterone, used in hormone replacement therapy, luteal phase support, management of various gynecological disorders such as dysmenorrhea, irregular menstrual cycles, endometriosis, and secondary amenorrhea. It is approved and in clinical use in many countries.

Pharmacokinetics

Pharmacokinetic parameters reported in healthy adult female volunteers after single oral administration.

References

  1. Neumann, K, et al., & Griesinger, G (2022). Dydrogesterone and 20α-dihydrodydrogesterone plasma levels on day of embryo transfer and clinical outcome in an anovulatory programmed frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycle: a prospective cohort study. Human reproduction (Oxford, England) 37(6) 1183–1193. DOI:10.1093/humrep/deac045 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35323905

  2. Christin-Maitre, S, et al., & Reginster, JY (2003). Pharmacodynamics of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) in postmenopausal women during pulsed estrogen therapy: Evidence that FSH release and synthesis are controlled by distinct pathways. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 88(11) 5405–5413. DOI:10.1210/jc.2003-030094 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14602781

  3. Cucinelli, F, et al., & Lanzone, A (1999). Differential effect of transdermal estrogen plus progestagen replacement therapy on insulin metabolism in postmenopausal women: relation to their insulinemic secretion. European journal of endocrinology 140(3) 215–223. DOI:10.1530/eje.0.1400215 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10216516

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)