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Observational studyCPT: pharmacometrics & systems pharmacology2025

Population Pharmacokinetics and Transfer of Gabapentin When Used as a Pain Adjunct for Cesarean Deliveries.

Rebecca Silvola, Aislinn O'Kane, Michael Heathman, Hannah Marotta, Hayley Trussel, Bobbie Ray, Shelley Dowden, Andrea R Masters, David M Haas, Sara K Quinney

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Observational study in CPT: pharmacometrics & systems pharmacology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05099484 (Medications in Breast Milk), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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NCT05099484 completednot on this map

Medications in Breast Milk: A Convenience Pharmacokinetic Study (The MedMilk Study)

TypeobservationalSponsorIndiana UniversityRan2021 to 2022Enrolled30ConditionsPregnancy RelatedArmsThe MedMilk study
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Rebecca SilvolaDivision of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Aislinn O'KaneDivision of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7385-8361
Michael HeathmanDivision of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8150-3782
Hannah MarottaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Hayley TrusselDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Bobbie RayDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Shelley DowdenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Andrea R MastersIndiana University Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9570-8786
David M HaasDivision of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8379-0743
Sara K QuinneyDivision of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6554-0695

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols for cesarean deliveries (CDs) utilize multimodal pain management strategies that often include gabapentin. While gabapentin is excreted in breast milk, its pharmacokinetics in immediately postpartum lactating women are not known. This observational pharmacokinetic study (NCT05099484) enrolled 21 healthy singleton pregnant individuals, ≥ 18 years old, undergoing CD and planning to breastfeed. Participants received 300 mg oral gabapentin before CD and every 6 h for 48 h per hospital protocol. Serial maternal plasma and breast milk samples were collected over a single dosing interval. Gabapentin pharmacokinetics were assessed using two structurally distinct population pharmacokinetic (POPPK) models to describe transfer of drug into breast milk utilizing (A) milk-to-plasma ratio and (B) inter-compartmental rate constants. These models were then used to estimate exposure to breastfed infants. Postpartum gabapentin plasma concentrations fit a 1-compartment model that was adapted to include breast milk concentrations. The two POPPK models both estimated relative infant doses (RID

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AnalgesicsCesarean SectionGabapentinMilk, HumanPostoperative PainAdultBreast FeedingFemaleHumansLactationModels, BiologicalPostpartum PeriodPregnancyYoung AdultAnalgesicsGabapentinbreast milkcesarean deliverypainpopulation pharmacokineticspostpartum

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PMID39891423
PMCPMC11919262

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