modelMeropenem
Extends from Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.J.J01DH02.
Information
| name: | Meropenem | |
| ATC code: | J01DH02 | route: | intravenous |
| compartments: | 2 | |
| dosage: | 1000 | mg |
| volume of distribution: | 21.5 | L |
| clearance: | 10.2 | L/h |
| other parameters in model implementation | ||
Meropenem is a broad-spectrum, beta-lactam carbapenem antibiotic used to treat severe bacterial infections, including those caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria. It is approved for use in hospital and clinical settings for conditions such as pneumonia, meningitis, intra-abdominal infections, and sepsis.
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacokinetic parameters reported in healthy adult individuals after a single intravenous dose.
References
Ullah, S, et al., & Taubert, M (2023). Population pharmacokinetics of meropenem in patients undergoing automated peritoneal dialysis. Peritoneal dialysis international : journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis 43(5) 402–410. DOI:10.1177/08968608231167237 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37131320
Abulfathi, AA, et al., & Svensson, EM (2021). The Population Pharmacokinetics of Meropenem in Adult Patients With Rifampicin-Sensitive Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Frontiers in pharmacology 12 637618–None. DOI:10.3389/fphar.2021.637618 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34267655
Alshaer, MH, et al., & Hosmann, A (2022). Meropenem Population Pharmacokinetics and Simulations in Plasma, Cerebrospinal Fluid, and Brain Tissue. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 66(8) e0043822–None. DOI:10.1128/aac.00438-22 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35862739
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)