Gabapentin

🧮 Dose calculator

Neuropathic pain (diabetic, postherpetic) · Regimen source: FDA Gabapentin · 2.1

• • Day 1: 300 mg once; day 2: 300 twice; day 3: 300 three times; then up to 1,800 mg/day (600 tid). No added benefit shown above 1,800. Displayed dose is from day 3. FDA Gabapentin · 2.1

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Gabapentin · 8.1

  “Risk Summary The totality of available data from published prospective and retrospective cohort studies pertaining to gabapentin use during pregnancy has not indicated an increased risk of major birth defects or miscarriage.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Gabapentin · 8.2

  “Risk Summary Gabapentin is secreted in human milk following oral administration.”

• 👶 ChildrenSafety not established

  Label: safety and effectiveness in children have not been established. FDA Gabapentin · 8.4

  “Safety and effectiveness of gabapentin in the management of postherpetic neuralgia in pediatric patients have not been established.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Gabapentin · 8.5

  “In general, dose selection for an elderly patient should be cautious, usually starting at the low end of the dosing range, reflecting the greater frequency of decreased hepatic, renal, or cardiac function, and of concomitant disease or other drug therapy.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.