modelLevosulpiride

Diagram of Levosulpiride

Extends from Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.N.N05AL07.

Information

name:Levosulpiride
ATC code:N05AL07
route:oral
compartments:1
dosage:25mg
volume of distribution:1.4L
clearance:0.12L/hr/kg
other parameters in model implementation

Levosulpiride is a substituted benzamide antipsychotic and prokinetic agent that acts as a selective dopamine D2 receptor antagonist. It is used primarily in the treatment of psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, depression, and somatoform disorders, as well as gastrointestinal motility disorders like dyspepsia and gastroparesis. While it is not approved in the United States, it is used in several countries including India and Italy.

Pharmacokinetics

Pharmacokinetic parameters in healthy adult volunteers following a single oral 25 mg dose.

References

  1. Xu, M, et al., & Li, W (2015). Tolerability and Pharmacokinetic Comparison of Oral, Intramuscular, and Intravenous Administration of Levosulpiride After Single and Multiple Dosing in Healthy Chinese Volunteers. Clinical therapeutics 37(11) 2458–2467. DOI:10.1016/j.clinthera.2015.08.024 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26404395

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)