modelDidanosine

Diagram of Didanosine

Extends from Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.J.J05AF02.

Information

name:Didanosine
ATC code:J05AF02
route:oral
compartments:1
dosage:200mg
volume of distribution:0.96L
clearance:15.9L/h
other parameters in model implementation

Didanosine is a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) used in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. It inhibits viral replication by interfering with viral reverse transcriptase. Didanosine was widely used in HIV therapy but its use has declined due to the availability of better-tolerated alternatives and concerns about toxicity. It is still used today in some settings, although less frequently.

Pharmacokinetics

Pharmacokinetic parameters reported for adult HIV-infected patients following single oral doses of didanosine 200 mg (fasting state).

References

  1. Zhou, XJ, et al., & Sommadossi, JP (1999). Population pharmacokinetics of nevirapine, zidovudine, and didanosine in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases AIDS Clinical Trials Group Protocol 241 Investigators. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 43(1) 121–128. DOI:10.1128/AAC.43.1.121 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9869576

  2. Velasque, LS, et al., & Struchiner, CJ (2007). A new model for the population pharmacokinetics of didanosine in healthy subjects. Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas 40(1) 97–104. DOI:10.1590/s0100-879x2007000100013 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17225002

  3. Kearney, BP, et al., & Shah, J (2004). Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate: clinical pharmacology and pharmacokinetics. Clinical pharmacokinetics 43(9) 595–612. DOI:10.2165/00003088-200443090-00003 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15217303

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)