modelPKPD_Midazolam

Diagram of PKPD_Midazolam

Extends from Examples.PK_2C_IVMidazolam.

Information

The pharmacodynamic components outputs the effect based on concentration in target tissue. An example of PKPD model of Midazolam where pharmacokinetic part is modeled using 2-compartment model and central compartment is connected to sigmoid effect component.

Simulation of effect of the drug on EEG activity is fitted to reference data published at (Cleton, Voskuyl, and Danhof 1998).

References:
Cleton, A, R A Voskuyl, and M Danhof (1998-10). “Adaptive changes in the pharmacodynamics of midazolam in different experimental models of epilepsy: kindling, cortical stimulation and genetic absence epilepsy: Epilepsy induced reduction in midazolam efficacy”. en. In: Br. J. Pharmacol. 125.4,pp. 615–620. ISSN: 0007-1188,1476-5381. DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0702088. URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjp.0702088

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Pharmacolibrary.Types.MassConcentrationCmin (from PK_2C_IVMidazolam)6.3e-5
Pharmacolibrary.Types.MassConcentrationCmax (from PK_2C_IVMidazolam)3e-4
Modelica.Units.SI.TimedataTimeScale7.7Translation from rat to man

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Pharmacolibrary.Sources.PeriodicDoseperiodicDose (from PKTwoCompartmentModel)
Pharmacolibrary.Pharmacokinetic.NoPerfusedTissueCompartmentperipheral (from PKTwoCompartmentModel)
Pharmacolibrary.Pharmacokinetic.NoPerfusedTissueCompartmentcentral (from PKTwoCompartmentModel)
Pharmacokinetic.ClearanceDrivenEliminationelim (from PKTwoCompartmentModel)
Pharmacokinetic.TransferFirstOrderNonSymtransfer (from PKTwoCompartmentModel)
Modelica.Blocks.Sources.CombiTimeTableCTT_MidazolamC (from PK_2C_IVMidazolam)This is a validation from literature
Pharmacodynamic.SigmoidEmaxEffectPD_Midazolam
Modelica.Blocks.Sources.CombiTimeTableCTT_MidazolamEffect_EpilepticEEG values are showing Midazolam effect. Data from literature [7], figure 2A epileptic

Revisions

  • 05/2025 Tomas Kulhanek, initial model
  • 05/2025 Filip Jezek, experimental data fit to model