modelVidarabine

Diagram of Vidarabine

Extends from Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.J.J05AB03.

Information

name:Vidarabine
ATC code:J05AB03
route:intravenous
compartments:2
dosage:750mg
volume of distribution:0.7L
clearance:54mL/min
other parameters in model implementation

Vidarabine (adenine arabinoside, Ara-A) is a purine nucleoside analogue antiviral that was historically used to treat herpes simplex virus (HSV) and varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infections, including herpes encephalitis and herpes keratitis. Its use has declined due to the availability of safer and more effective antivirals like acyclovir; vidarabine is no longer commonly used or approved in current clinical practice.

Pharmacokinetics

Pharmacokinetics in adult patients after intravenous administration, primarily for herpes simplex treatment. Published data refer to adult populations without significant organ impairment.

References

  1. Assouline, S, et al., & Badoux, X (2016). Pharmacokinetics, safety, and efficacy of subcutaneous versus intravenous rituximab plus chemotherapy as treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (SAWYER): a phase 1b, open-label, randomised controlled non-inferiority trial. The Lancet. Haematology 3(3) e128–e138. DOI:10.1016/S2352-3026(16)00004-1 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26947201

  2. Ben Hassine, K, et al., & Ansari, M (2021). Precision dosing of intravenous busulfan in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: Results from a multicenter population pharmacokinetic study. CPT: pharmacometrics & systems pharmacology 10(9) 1043–1056. DOI:10.1002/psp4.12683 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34453497

  3. Podichetty, JT, et al., & Kiel, PJ (2020). Pharmacokinetics of Basiliximab for the Prevention of Graft-versus-Host Disease in Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation with Minimal-Intensity Cyclophosphamide and Fludarabine. Pharmacotherapy 40(1) 26–32. DOI:10.1002/phar.2347 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31742732

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.VolumeVdp (from PK_2C)VdpPerKg*weightVolume of distribution (m3)
Modelica.Units.SI.SpecificVolumeVdpPerKg (from PK_2C)0.9Volume of distribution peripheral(l/kg)
Pharmacolibrary.Types.Clearancek12 (from PK_2C)1intercompartmental C-P clearance
Pharmacolibrary.Types.Clearancek21 (from PK_2C)1intercompartmental P-C clearance

Connectors

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Types.ConcentrationOutputC_central (from PK_1C)
Interfaces.ConcentrationPort_bcentralCPort (from PK_1C)
Interfaces.ConcentrationPort_bperipheralCPort (from PK_2C)
Pharmacolibrary.Types.ConcentrationOutputC_peripheral1 (from PK_2C)

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
Pharmacolibrary.Pharmacokinetic.TransferFirstOrderNonSymtransfer (from PK_2C)
Pharmacolibrary.Pharmacokinetic.NoPerfusedTissueCompartmentperipheral (from PK_2C)

Revisions

  • 06/2025 Tomas Kulhanek, generated model from data extracted from PUBMED, DrugBank and LLM(GPT4.1)