modelSomatrem

Diagram of Somatrem

Extends from Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.H.H01AC02.

Information

name:Somatrem
ATC code:H01AC02
route:subcutaneous
compartments:1
dosage:400mg
volume of distribution:0.5L
clearance:0.03L/kg/hr
other parameters in model implementation

Somatrem is a synthetic analogue of human growth hormone (somatropin), produced by recombinant DNA technology in Escherichia coli. It contains an extra methionine residue at the N-terminus compared to natural human growth hormone. Somatrem was used in the treatment of growth hormone deficiency in children and adults, but has largely been replaced in clinical practice by somatropin, an identical copy of native human growth hormone. Somatrem is no longer commonly approved or used in most countries.

Pharmacokinetics

Estimated pharmacokinetic parameters for somatrem in healthy pediatric subjects; no published primary clinical pharmacokinetic studies were identified for somatrem. Values are approximated based on available data for somatropin and known properties of somatrem from product information.

References

    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

    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)