modelSulfalene

Diagram of Sulfalene

Extends from Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.J.J01ED02.

Information

name:Sulfalene
ATC code:J01ED02
route:oral
compartments:1
dosage:1000mg
volume of distribution:10L
clearance:0.1L/h
other parameters in model implementation

Sulfalene is a long-acting sulfonamide antibiotic that was historically used in the treatment and prophylaxis of malaria and certain bacterial infections. Its use today is limited or discontinued in many regions due to the availability of safer alternatives and resistance concerns.

Pharmacokinetics

Reported pharmacokinetic parameters in healthy adults after a single oral dose.

References

  1. Kholodov, LE, et al., & Vaniukov, MM (1979). [Sulfalene pharmacogenetics. II. The population genetic aspect]. Genetika 15(12) 2210–2214. PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/510916

  2. Lil'in, ET, et al., & Klimova, LP (1979). [Sulfalene pharmacogenetics. I. The genetic determination of the pharmacokinetic indices]. Genetika 15(12) 2204–2209. PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/574478

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)