modelBaclofen

Diagram of Baclofen

Extends from Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.M.M03BX01.

Information

name:Baclofen
ATC code:M03BX01
route:oral
compartments:1
dosage:10mg
volume of distribution:0.8L
clearance:180ml/min
other parameters in model implementation

Baclofen is a centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxant primarily used to treat spasticity due to multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, or other neurological conditions. It acts as a GABA-B receptor agonist and is an approved medication in many countries for the management of muscle spasticity.

Pharmacokinetics

Pharmacokinetic parameters in healthy adult subjects after single oral baclofen dose administration.

References

  1. Chevillard, L, et al., & Declèves, X (2018). Population pharmacokinetics of oral baclofen at steady-state in alcoholic-dependent adult patients. Fundamental & clinical pharmacology 32(2) 239–248. DOI:10.1111/fcp.12330 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29091319

  2. He, Y, et al., & Jusko, WJ (2014). Population pharmacokinetics of oral baclofen in pediatric patients with cerebral palsy. The Journal of pediatrics 164(5) 1181–1188.e8. DOI:10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.01.029 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24607242

  3. Wiersma, HE, et al., & Benninga, MA (2003). Pharmacokinetics of a single oral dose of baclofen in pediatric patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease. Therapeutic drug monitoring 25(1) 93–98. DOI:10.1097/00007691-200302000-00014 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12548151

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)