modelAsunaprevir

Diagram of Asunaprevir

Extends from Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.J.J05AP06.

Information

name:Asunaprevir
ATC code:J05AP06
route:oral
compartments:2
dosage:100mg
volume of distribution:194L
clearance:302L/h
other parameters in model implementation

Asunaprevir is a direct-acting antiviral drug that acts as an NS3/4A protease inhibitor and was developed for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, particularly for genotype 1. It has been used in combination therapy (e.g., with daclatasvir). Although once approved in some countries such as Japan, it is not widely used today due to the availability of newer, more effective antiviral agents.

Pharmacokinetics

Pharmacokinetic parameters reported in healthy adult subjects, after oral administration.

References

  1. Osawa, M, et al., & Garimella, T (2019). Population Pharmacokinetic Analysis of Daclatasvir, Asunaprevir, and Beclabuvir Combination in HCV-Infected Subjects. Clinical pharmacology in drug development 8(6) 802–817. DOI:10.1002/cpdd.649 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30629858

  2. Zhu, L, et al., & Garimella, T (2018). Population Pharmacokinetic Analysis of Asunaprevir in Subjects with Hepatitis C Virus Infection. Infectious diseases and therapy 7(2) 261–275. DOI:10.1007/s40121-018-0197-y PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29589331

  3. Osawa, M, et al., & Garimella, T (2018). Population Pharmacokinetic Analysis for Daclatasvir and Asunaprevir in Japanese Subjects With Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection. Journal of clinical pharmacology 58(11) 1468–1478. DOI:10.1002/jcph.1274 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30063254

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
Pharmacolibrary.Types.TransferRateka (from PK_2C_enteral)0.016666666666666666first order absorption rate
Modelica.Units.SI.TimeTlag (from PK_2C_enteral)600delay between oral administration and absorption (default 10min)

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)