modelGabapentin

Diagram of Gabapentin

Extends from Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.N.N02BF01.

Information

name:Gabapentin
ATC code:N02BF01
route:oral
compartments:1
dosage:300mg
volume of distribution:58L
clearance:6.7L/h
other parameters in model implementation

Gabapentin is an anticonvulsant medication primarily used to treat neuropathic pain and partial seizures. It is also approved for the management of postherpetic neuralgia and is widely used off-label for various pain syndromes and anxiety disorders. Gabapentin is currently approved and in clinical use in many countries.

Pharmacokinetics

Pharmacokinetic parameters derived from studies in healthy adult volunteers following a single oral dose.

References

  1. Hampton, CE, et al., & Pypendop, BH (2021). Pharmacokinetics of oral and compounded intravenous gabapentin in Duroc swine (Sus Scrofa). Journal of veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics 44(5) 776–782. DOI:10.1111/jvp.12977 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33978255

  2. Adrian, D, et al., & Lascelles, BDX (2018). The pharmacokinetics of gabapentin in cats. Journal of veterinary internal medicine 32(6) 1996–2002. DOI:10.1111/jvim.15313 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30307652

  3. Tran, P, et al., & Lee, YB (2017). Population pharmacokinetics of gabapentin in healthy Korean subjects with influence of genetic polymorphisms of ABCB1. Journal of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics 44(6) 567–579. DOI:10.1007/s10928-017-9549-6 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29018999

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)