modelLevofloxacin
Extends from Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.S.S01AE05.
Information
| name: | Levofloxacin | |
| ATC code: | S01AE05 | route: | oral |
| compartments: | 2 | |
| dosage: | 500 | mg |
| volume of distribution: | 74 | L |
| clearance: | 8.6 | L/h |
| other parameters in model implementation | ||
Levofloxacin is a broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone antibiotic used for the treatment of various bacterial infections, including respiratory tract infections, urinary tract infections, and skin infections. It is an approved medication and is widely used in clinical practice.
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacokinetic parameters reported in healthy adult volunteers.
References
Canouï, E, et al., & Benaboud, S (2022). Oral levofloxacin: population pharmacokinetics model and pharmacodynamics study in bone and joint infections. The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 77(5) 1344–1352. DOI:10.1093/jac/dkac031 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35178577
Boonpeng, A, et al., & Samaeng, M (2021). Population pharmacokinetics of oral levofloxacin in healthy volunteers and dosing optimization for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis therapy. Biopharmaceutics & drug disposition 42(7) 329–337. DOI:10.1002/bdd.2294 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34117648
Jaruratanasirikul, S, et al., & Samaeng, M (2018). Population Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics Modeling of Oral Levofloxacin. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet thangphaet 99(8) 886–892. PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29947489
Parameters
| Type | Name | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modelica.Units.SI.Mass | weight (from PK_1C) | 75 | patient weight (kg) |
| Modelica.Units.SI.SpecificVolume | VdPerKg (from PK_1C) | 0.9 | Volume of distribution (L/kg) |
| Modelica.Units.SI.MassFraction | F (from PK_1C) | 0.8 | bioavailiability (0-1) |
| Pharmacolibrary.Types.Clearance | Cl (from PK_1C) | 20 | clearance |
| Modelica.Units.SI.Time | adminTime (from PK_1C) | 60 | first administration time (s) |
| Modelica.Units.SI.Time | adminDuration (from PK_1C) | 600 | administration duration (s) |
| Modelica.Units.SI.Time | adminPeriod (from PK_1C) | 8*60*60 | period of administration (default 8 hours)(s) |
| Pharmacolibrary.Types.Mass | adminMass (from PK_1C) | 1000 | administration mass (mg) |
| Integer | adminCount (from PK_1C) | 8 | number of dose administered (1) |
| Pharmacolibrary.Types.Volume | Vd (from PK_1C) | VdPerKg*weight | Volume of distribution (m3) |
| Pharmacolibrary.Types.MassConcentration | Cmin (from PK_1C) | 0.004 | minimal therapeutic range |
| Pharmacolibrary.Types.MassConcentration | Cmax (from PK_1C) | 0.008 | minimal therapeutic range |
| Pharmacolibrary.Types.MassConcentration | Ctox_peak (from PK_1C) | 0.012 | toxicity peak level |
| Pharmacolibrary.Types.MassConcentration | Ctox_trough (from PK_1C) | 0.006 | toxicity trough level |
| Pharmacolibrary.Types.Volume | Vdp (from PK_2C) | VdpPerKg*weight | Volume of distribution (m3) |
| Modelica.Units.SI.SpecificVolume | VdpPerKg (from PK_2C) | 0.9 | Volume of distribution peripheral(l/kg) |
| Pharmacolibrary.Types.Clearance | k12 (from PK_2C) | 1 | intercompartmental C-P clearance |
| Pharmacolibrary.Types.Clearance | k21 (from PK_2C) | 1 | intercompartmental P-C clearance |
| Pharmacolibrary.Types.TransferRate | ka (from PK_2C_enteral) | 0.016666666666666666 | first order absorption rate |
| Modelica.Units.SI.Time | Tlag (from PK_2C_enteral) | 600 | delay between oral administration and absorption (default 10min) |
Connectors
| Type | Name | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Types.ConcentrationOutput | C_central (from PK_1C) | ||
| Interfaces.ConcentrationPort_b | centralCPort (from PK_1C) | ||
| Interfaces.ConcentrationPort_b | peripheralCPort (from PK_2C) | ||
| Pharmacolibrary.Types.ConcentrationOutput | C_peripheral1 (from PK_2C) |
Components
| Type | Name | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacokinetic.NoPerfusedTissueCompartment | central (from PK_1C) | ||
| Pharmacokinetic.ClearanceDrivenElimination | elim (from PK_1C) | ||
| Sources.PeriodicDose | periodicDose (from PK_1C) | ||
| Modelica.Units.SI.Time | t1_2 (from PK_1C) | elimination half-life | |
| Pharmacolibrary.Pharmacokinetic.TransferFirstOrderNonSym | transfer (from PK_2C) | ||
| Pharmacolibrary.Pharmacokinetic.NoPerfusedTissueCompartment | peripheral (from PK_2C) |
Revisions
- 06/2025 Tomas Kulhanek, generated model from data extracted from PUBMED, DrugBank and LLM(GPT4.1)