modelRifampicinEthambutolAndI

Diagram of RifampicinEthambutolAndI

Extends from Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.J.J04AM07.

Information

name:RifampicinEthambutolAndIsoniazid
ATC code:J04AM07
route:oral
compartments:1
dosage:600mg
volume of distribution:50L
clearance:14L/hr
other parameters in model implementation

A fixed-dose combination antibacterial therapy containing rifampicin, ethambutol, and isoniazid, primarily used for the treatment of tuberculosis (TB). This combination is approved and recommended by WHO for TB therapy to improve adherence and reduce development of drug resistance.

Pharmacokinetics

Pharmacokinetic parameters estimated from the literature on the individual drugs in adult TB patients, as no published pharmacokinetic model was found for the fixed-dose combination of all three drugs together.

References

  1. Chen, C, et al., & Simonsson, US (2016). Population pharmacokinetics, optimised design and sample size determination for rifampicin, isoniazid, ethambutol and pyrazinamide in the mouse. European journal of pharmaceutical sciences : official journal of the European Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences 93 319–333. DOI:10.1016/j.ejps.2016.07.017 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27473307

  2. Denti, P, et al., & Andersen, AB (2015). Pharmacokinetics of Isoniazid, Pyrazinamide, and Ethambutol in Newly Diagnosed Pulmonary TB Patients in Tanzania. PloS one 10(10) e0141002–None. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0141002 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26501782

  3. Langdon, G, et al., & Simonsson, US (2005). Population pharmacokinetics of rifapentine and its primary desacetyl metabolite in South African tuberculosis patients. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 49(11) 4429–4436. DOI:10.1128/AAC.49.11.4429-4436.2005 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16251279

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)