modelFlumazenil

Extends from Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.V.V03AB25.

Information

name:Flumazenil
ATC code:V03AB25
route:intravenous
compartments:2
dosage:0.5mg
volume of distribution:0.7L
clearance:0.9L/min
other parameters in model implementation

Flumazenil is an imidazobenzodiazepine derivative used as a selective benzodiazepine receptor antagonist. It is primarily used for the reversal of benzodiazepine sedation during anesthesia and for the management of benzodiazepine overdose. Flumazenil is approved for clinical use and acts rapidly to counteract the central effects of benzodiazepines.

Pharmacokinetics

Pharmacokinetic data reported for healthy adult volunteers following intravenous administration of flumazenil.

References

  1. Rousseau-Blass, F, et al., & Pang, DS (2021). A Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Study of Intravenous Midazolam and Flumazenil in Adult New Zealand White-Californian Rabbits (. Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS 60(3) 319–328. DOI:10.30802/AALAS-JAALAS-20-000084 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33673881

  2. Karavokiros, KA, & Tsipis, GB (1990). Flumazenil: a benzodiazepine antagonist. DICP : the annals of pharmacotherapy 24(10) 976–981. DOI:10.1177/106002809002401013 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2244412

  3. Waugaman, WR, & Foster, SD (1991). New advances in anesthesia. The Nursing clinics of North America 26(2) 451–461. PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2047291

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

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)