modelDydrogesteroneAndEstroge

Diagram of DydrogesteroneAndEstroge

Extends from Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.G.G03FB08.

Information

name:DydrogesteroneAndEstrogen
ATC code:G03FB08
route:oral
compartments:2
dosage:2mg
volume of distribution:56L
clearance:0.7L/h/kg
other parameters in model implementation

Combination drug containing dydrogesterone (a synthetic progestogen) and estrogen (such as estradiol or estradiol valerate) used for hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women or for regulating menstrual cycles. The drug is approved in several countries for menopausal symptoms and prevention of endometrial hyperplasia.

Pharmacokinetics

Pharmacokinetic parameters are not directly reported in peer-reviewed literature for the fixed combination of dydrogesterone and estrogen (ATC G03FB08) in a population. Approximate values are estimated from monotherapy pharmacokinetic data in healthy adult women.

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.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
Pharmacolibrary.Types.TransferRateka (from PK_2C_enteral)0.016666666666666666first order absorption rate
Modelica.Units.SI.TimeTlag (from PK_2C_enteral)600delay between oral administration and absorption (default 10min)

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)