Monograph

N02BF01 - Gabapentin

Propably not porphyrinogenic

Rationale

Not metabolised.

Chemical description

Water-soluble methyl cyclohexane acetic acid structural analogue to GABA, used in additional treatment in all types of partial epilepsy. No first passage metabolism, excreted in unchanged form in urine. EPI-list: safe. South African list: use. French list: authorized. See: Tatum and Zachariah: Gabapentin treatment of seizures in acute intermittent porphyria. Neurology 1995; 45:1216-7. C.Andersson; patient report: tolerated (n=1) Used in porphyria wards (Sweden).

IPNet drug reports

Uneventful use reported in 25 patients with acute porphyria.

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