Gabapentin Pregnancy and Breast Feeding Warnings
Gabapentin is also known as: Gabarone, Neurontin
Overview
If you become pregnant, contact your doctor. You will need to discuss the benefits and risks of using Gabapentin Capsules while you are pregnant. Gabapentin Capsules is found in breast milk. If you are or will be breast-feeding while you use Gabapentin Capsules, check with your doctor. Discuss any possible risks to your baby.
Gabapentin Pregnancy Warnings
Gabapentin has been assigned to pregnancy category C. Animal studies have revealed evidence of fetotoxicity involving delayed ossification in several bones of the skull, vertebrae, forelimbs and hindlimbs. Hydroureter and hydronephrosis have also been reported in animal studies. There are no controlled data in human pregnancy. Gabapentin should only be given in pregnancy when benefit outweighs risk.
Physicians are encouraged to register patients before fetal outcome is known (e.g., ultrasound, results of amniocentesis, etc) into the Antiepileptic Drug (AED) Pregnancy Registry at 1-888-233-2334 or 1-888-AED-AED4. This is an ongoing study at the Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. This study is designed to monitor the outcomes of pregnant women exposed to antiepileptic drugs in order to determine which therapies are associated with increased risk. Limited observations have suggested an active transplacental transport of gabapentin, with accumulation in the fetus as a consequence.
Gabapentin Lactation Warnings
Transfer of gabapentin to breast milk is extensive, but plasma concentrations appear to be low in suckling infants. Although more data are needed, limited observations suggest that breastfeeding in conjunction with gabapentin treatment is safe.
Newborns seem to have a slightly lower capacity to eliminate gabapentin than do adults.
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