Lauren Fleser, Erin Tibbetts, Alison Hanson, Esther Chang Chu, Kathleen Gura, Crystal Tom, Kathryn Williams, Philip Levy
OBJECTIVE: Gabapentin for management of neuropathic pain, irritability, neonatal abstinence syndrome, rescue sedation, feeding intolerance and visceral hyperalgesia in infants has grown over the past decade. There remains little guidance for indications, initiation, titration and maintenance dosing trends and assessment of outcomes. The primary objective was to describe gabapentin dosing, and the secondary objectives were to identify outcomes to assess efficacy and describe weaning practices...
April 2024: Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics: JPPT: the Official Journal of PPAG