modelRopinirole

Diagram of Ropinirole

Extends from Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.N.N04BC04.

Information

name:Ropinirole
ATC code:N04BC04
route:oral
compartments:1
dosage:2mg
volume of distribution:7.5L
clearance:3.36L/h/kg
other parameters in model implementation

Ropinirole is a non-ergoline dopamine agonist primarily used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and restless legs syndrome. It is approved for clinical use in many countries, including the USA and Europe, for both indications.

Pharmacokinetics

Pharmacokinetic parameters reported for healthy adult male and female volunteers after single oral administration.

References

  1. Kaye, CM, & Nicholls, B (2000). Clinical pharmacokinetics of ropinirole. Clinical pharmacokinetics 39(4) 243–254. DOI:10.2165/00003088-200039040-00001 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11069211

  2. Hattori, N, et al., & Sakamoto, T (2012). Pharmacokinetics and effect of food after oral administration of prolonged-release tablets of ropinirole hydrochloride in Japanese patients with Parkinson's disease. Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics 37(5) 571–577. DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2710.2012.01336.x PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22390368

  3. Lai, KL, et al., & Lee, WYT (2018). Orally-dissolving film for sublingual and buccal delivery of ropinirole. Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces 163 9–18. DOI:10.1016/j.colsurfb.2017.12.015 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29268211

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)