Three compartment model

After iv administration of drugs, the distribution to some tissues may be much slower than the distribution to other tissues. In this case the drug profile will consists of a biexponential distribution phase followed by a terminal elimination phase.

Pharmacokinetics Model

Peripheral
compartment

k21

k12

iv

Central
compartment

k10

Deep Peripheral
compartment

k13

k31

The plasma conc-time profile will be described by a triexponential expression:

Cp = A e-α t + B e- β t + C e- γ t

The plasma conc-time profile consists of three distinct phases. These include a rapid distribution phase, a distribution phase and a terminal elimination phase.

Rapid
distribution
Distribution
Elimination
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