modelFlucloxacillin

Diagram of Flucloxacillin

Extends from Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.J.J01CF05.

Information

name:Flucloxacillin
ATC code:J01CF05
route:oral
compartments:1
dosage:500mg
volume of distribution:10L
clearance:6.2L/h
other parameters in model implementation

Flucloxacillin is a beta-lactam antibiotic of the penicillin class, primarily used to treat infections caused by susceptible Gram-positive bacteria, including staphylococcal infections. It is widely used and approved for medical use today for conditions such as skin, bone, and joint infections, as well as pneumonia and endocarditis.

Pharmacokinetics

Pharmacokinetic parameters in healthy adult volunteers following oral administration of flucloxacillin capsules.

References

  1. Drennan, PG, et al., & Chambers, ST (2021). Population pharmacokinetics of free flucloxacillin in patients treated with oral flucloxacillin plus probenecid. British journal of clinical pharmacology 87(12) 4681–4690. DOI:10.1111/bcp.14887 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33963595

  2. Öbrink-Hansen, K, et al., & Stilling, M (2022). Population Pharmacokinetics of Flucloxacillin In Bone and Soft Tissue- Standard Dosing is Not Sufficient to Achieve Therapeutic Concentrations. Pharmaceutical research 39(7) 1633–1643. DOI:10.1007/s11095-022-03197-y PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35233728

  3. Barker, CIS, et al., & Standing, JF (2023). The Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacokinetics of Antimicrobials study (NAPPA): investigating amoxicillin, benzylpenicillin, flucloxacillin and piperacillin pharmacokinetics from birth to adolescence. The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 78(9) 2148–2161. DOI:10.1093/jac/dkad196 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37531085

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)