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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021

Managing the Unpredictable: Mechanistic Analysis and Clinical Recommendations for Lamotrigine Treatment after Bariatric Surgery.

Daniel Porat, Carmil Azran, Hasan Kais, Arik Dahan

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Daniel PoratDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel.
Carmil AzranClinical Pharmacy, Herzliya Medical Center, Herzliya 4685107, Israel.
Hasan KaisDivision of Surgery, Shamir (Assaf Harofeh) Medical Center, Zerifin, Beer-Yaakov 7033001, Israel.
Arik DahanDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-3498-3514

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bariatric surgery may alter the absorption and overall bioavailability of oral drugs. Lamotrigine is a major antiepileptic and mood stabilizer, that its use after bariatric surgery has not yet been studied. In this article, we provide a thorough mechanistic analysis of the effects of bariatric surgery on multiple mechanisms important for the absorption, bioavailability and overall pharmacokinetics of lamotrigine. Attributable to its pharmacokinetic properties and drug characteristics, the use of lamotrigine after bariatric surgery may be challenging. The complex situation in which some mechanisms may lead to increased drug exposure (e.g., decreased metabolism, weight loss) while others to its decrease (e.g., hampered dissolution/solubility, decreased gastric volume), may result in lowered, unchanged, or enhanced lamotrigine plasma levels after the surgery. We conclude with a set of clinical recommendations for lamotrigine treatment after bariatric surgery, aiming to allow better patient care, and emphasizing the extra caution that needs to be taken with these patients.

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anticonvulsantepilepsymetabolic surgeryoral drug absorptionpharmacotherapy

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PMID34884328
PMCPMC8658697

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