The Standard First-Order Absorption Model with
Metabolite Concentration
In this exercise we will consider drug absorption
under
the following extended assumptions:
(a) A single oral dose has been administered,
(b) At time t = 0, we begin with 100% dissolution
at the absorption site, namely the GI tract,
(c) The absorbing region of the body is represented
as a single well-stirred compartment,
(d) The absorption process is first-order,
(e) The drug elimination pathway is first-order
via the urinary tract,
(f) The (drug changed to) metabolite process
is first-order,
(g) The metabolite elimination pathway is first-order
via the urinary tract.
Also, the %-concentration functions for
the Model are:
P0(t) = percent of dose that is drug in the gut
as a function of time,
P1(t) = percent of dose that is drug in the blood
(absorbed within the body) as a function of time,
P2(t) = percent of dose that is drug in the urine
as a function of time,
P3(t) = percent of dose that is (drug changed
to) metabolite as a function of time,
P4(t) = percent of dose that is metabolite in
the urine as a function of time.
View a plot of the %-concentration functions and the Structural Diagram for the Model:

1. Find the time at which the % concentration of drug within the body reaches a maximum, and the value of this maximum percentage.
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2. Find the % concentration of drug in the gut and of drug in the urine at the same time as in 1.
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3. Compute the average % concentration of drug in the body from t = 6 hours to t = 20 hours.
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4. Compute the average % of metabolite concentration from t = 4 hours to t = 6 hours.
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