modelPiroxicam

Diagram of Piroxicam

Extends from Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.S.S01BC06.

Information

name:Piroxicam
ATC code:S01BC06
route:oral
compartments:2
dosage:20mg
volume of distribution:14L
clearance:0.09L/h
other parameters in model implementation

Piroxicam is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used to relieve symptoms of painful inflammatory conditions such as arthritis. It produces its effects by inhibiting prostaglandin synthesis through non-selective inhibition of cyclooxygenase (COX-1 and COX-2) enzymes. Piroxicam is currently approved and widely used in clinical practice for the treatment of pain and inflammation.

Pharmacokinetics

Pharmacokinetic parameters reported for healthy adult subjects, both sexes, after a single oral dose.

References

  1. Palma-Aguirre, JA, et al., & González-de la Parra, M (2010). Relative bioavailability of two oral formulations of piroxicam 20 mg: a single-dose, randomized-sequence, open-label, two-period crossover comparison in healthy Mexican adult volunteers. Clinical therapeutics 32(2) 357–364. DOI:10.1016/j.clinthera.2010.02.002 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20206793

  2. Calvo, AM, et al., & Santos, CF (2016). Effective method for the detection of piroxicam in human plasma using HPLC. Brazilian oral research 30(1) –. DOI:10.1590/1807-3107BOR-2016.vol30.0058 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27223141

  3. Mailhot, C, et al., & Ward, JR (1986). The effect of cimetidine on serum concentrations of piroxicam. Pharmacotherapy 6(3) 112–117. DOI:10.1002/j.1875-9114.1986.tb03464.x PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3488542

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.VolumeVdp (from PK_2C)VdpPerKg*weightVolume of distribution (m3)
Modelica.Units.SI.SpecificVolumeVdpPerKg (from PK_2C)0.9Volume of distribution peripheral(l/kg)
Pharmacolibrary.Types.Clearancek12 (from PK_2C)1intercompartmental C-P clearance
Pharmacolibrary.Types.Clearancek21 (from PK_2C)1intercompartmental P-C clearance
Pharmacolibrary.Types.TransferRateka (from PK_2C_enteral)0.016666666666666666first order absorption rate
Modelica.Units.SI.TimeTlag (from PK_2C_enteral)600delay between oral administration and absorption (default 10min)

Connectors

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Types.ConcentrationOutputC_central (from PK_1C)
Interfaces.ConcentrationPort_bcentralCPort (from PK_1C)
Interfaces.ConcentrationPort_bperipheralCPort (from PK_2C)
Pharmacolibrary.Types.ConcentrationOutputC_peripheral1 (from PK_2C)

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
Pharmacolibrary.Pharmacokinetic.TransferFirstOrderNonSymtransfer (from PK_2C)
Pharmacolibrary.Pharmacokinetic.NoPerfusedTissueCompartmentperipheral (from PK_2C)

Revisions

  • 06/2025 Tomas Kulhanek, generated model from data extracted from PUBMED, DrugBank and LLM(GPT4.1)