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盐酸噻加宾片Gabitril (Tiagabine Tablets)

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简介: 中文名:盐酸噻加宾 中文同义词: (3R)-1-[4,4-双(3-甲基噻吩-2-基)丁-3-烯基]哌啶-3-甲酸盐酸盐;盐酸噻加宾;噻加宾盐酸盐 英文名:Tiagabine Hydrochloride 别名:(3R)-1-[4,4-Bis(3-Methyl-2-Thie ...
关键字:噻加宾片 抗癫痫

癫痫是最常见的严重神经性疾病,有2种或更多种原发性惊厥,其危害到全球大约5000万人。癫痫的惊厥是由神经元的不正常发电引起,其原因可能包括头部外伤、酒精、脑肿病或脑血管疾病等。

抗癫痫药是癫痫治疗的主要办法,通过限制神经元的重复放电来阻断电信号的扩散。虽然单独用药是优选,但是许多患者也许需要多种药物,尽管是联合治疗,而优化的惊厥控制治疗效果并没有保证。过去几年里已上市了多个抗癫痫药,噻加宾(tiagabine,Gabitril)是第一个氨基酪酸(GABA)摄取抑制剂。

噻加宾的化学名称为(R)-(-)-N-[4,4-二(3-甲基-2-噻吩基)-1-丁基-3-烯]哌啶-3-甲酸盐酸盐。其适应证为联合治疗癫痫部分发作,具有或不具有继发的全身大发作,并且是至少一种抗癫痫药的优化剂型无法控制的癫痫。本品由Novo Nordisk 公司开发,1996年首先在丹麦和法国上市,1997年在美国。至今已在20多个国家上市。1999年在USA销售2000万美元,2003 年就超过1亿美元。2003年其专利到期,在中国已有进口药品申请临床, 但尚未在中国上市。
推出的剂型有5,10和15 mg包膜片剂;通常维持剂量为成人或12岁以上儿童一日15~30mg。

作用特点

(1) 噻加宾是一新型作用模式的抗癫痫药,为第一个专一的GABA再摄取抑制剂。

(2) 与安慰剂相比,对于顽固性癫痫,26%病因性患者的发作次数减少50% 或更多;60%强直性阵挛发作患者的发作次数减少50%或更多。

(3) 总的来说本品耐受性好,不良反应温和,至多也是很适度的,通常也是瞬间的。长期服用没有其他抗癫痫药的耐受性或药物动力学参数的改变。与其它药物相比,适合长期服用。

(4) 肝中能诱导抗癫痫药的酶,能增强本品的代谢,减少血清浓度。
(5) 在低剂量时,本品的花费与用于抗癫痫(AEDs)辅助治疗药物的相当;高剂量应用时, 较托吡酯 (topiramate)便宜。

治疗花费比较

药物
每日剂量
  28天花费 (美元)
       
噻加宾
   15~30  mg
   38.11~76.23
       
卡马西平
   800~2000 mg
   5.90~14.77 
       
拉莫三嗪
   100~400 mg
   29.28~99.56
       
加巴喷丁
   900~2400 mg
   44.52~103.03
       
托吡酯
   200~800 mg
   58.72~234.88
       
药理学

本品为3-哌啶甲酸的合成衍生物,是GABA摄取的强抑制剂,GABA是大脑中主要神经递质,已显示其缺乏将会引起惊厥。GABA能增加氯离子的内流,从而降低膜引起重复极化和高极化的潜力,借此抑制神经冲动的传导。本品可增强GABA能神经的抑制作用,尤其是通过减少GABA的摄取,主要选择性作用于摄取载体蛋白GAT-1。已经探明神经元和灰质的GABA摄取蛋白(GAT) 底物明显不同于那些突触后GABA受体的底物,所以GABA摄取转运蛋白选择性抑制剂可避免系统不良反应。因此与其他抗癫痫药相比,GABA摄取抑制剂更有前景。

药代动力学

本品口服后能被完全迅速吸收,口服后约30~90分钟内血浆药物浓度达最高峰,生物利用度为90%~95%。食物可降低吸收速度,但不影响吸收量。本品的药代动力学是线性的,半衰期对非酶诱导者是7~9小时,对酶诱导者是2~3小时。由于短的半衰期需要一日多次服用,控释剂也将是很有用的。

本品的蛋白结合率为96%,在肝中被广泛代谢,少于1%的原型从尿中排泄。体外研究提示代谢主要通过细胞色素P4503A氧化代谢过程,未检测到活性代谢物。在健康志愿者中涉及到多种剂量的研究并未指明本品可诱导或抑制肝脏微粒体酶系统。
对于肾功能受损者和老年患者,剂量调节是不必要的;儿童消除较成人要稍快一些;有严重肝疾病者,代谢能力大大降低,此时有必要减小剂量和增加服用次数。

临床研究

在临床研究中说明的剂量是作为噻加宾盐酸盐,在英国其剂量经一个0.91系数换算成游离碱。

临床数据资料来自5项多中心的随机双盲安慰剂对照研究,涉及12~72岁难治性部分发作患者951例。在双盲交换研究中,本品显著减少复杂性部分发作和继发性大发作。与安慰剂相比,90例患者进入交换阶段,78例完成这项研究。

在为期12周的研究中,154例成年患者随机接受本品一日3次,每次10mg(77例)或安慰剂(77例),本品组21例(27%)退出,安慰剂组8例(10%)退出。按治疗意图分析,结果显示,对所有部分发作或简单部分发作者,本品治疗4周内的发作率显著减少(P<0.05),发作次数减少量大于50%,而安慰剂组无显示差异(分别为14%对 6%)。

一项为期20周的剂量反应研究中,297例患者随机接受本品16,32或56mg或安慰剂,247例完成了双盲研究,54例退出。按治疗意图分析,主要终点是4周内的复杂部分发作频率的平均变化。与安慰剂相比,本品32和56mg组具有统计学意义的发作率显著减少。从基线上看复杂部分发作频率的平均变化,安慰剂组为-0.7,本品32mg组(P = 0.03)为 -2.2,本品56mg组(P <0.03)为 -2.8。本品32和56mg组20% 和29%患者在复杂部分发作率方面分别下降50%,而安慰组为4% (分别 为P = 0.02 和 P < 0.01)。

在一项为期16周的研究中,318例患者随机接受本品一日2次,每次16mg(106例),一日4次,每次8mg(107例),或安慰剂一日4次。271例完成了研究,47例退出。按治疗意图分析,4周内复杂部分发作频率16mg组从基线的8.4次平均减少1.6次(P=-0.06);8mg组平均减少1.2次 (P=0.02)。部分发作观察到下降50%的16mg组为31%,8mg 组为27%,安慰剂组为10% (P &pound; 0.01)。

这5项研究结果分析显示,当用于辅助治疗时,本品优于安慰剂。发作频率下降50%的患者比例,与安慰剂相比,对复杂部分发作是 27%对13%,对简单部分发作为30% 对10%;对继发性强直阵痉挛性大发为40%对30%。

适应证

本品被推荐用于连续联合治疗成人和12岁以上儿童的部分发作,具有或不具有继发性大发作,并且用至少一种其它抗癫药的优化剂量不能控制的发作。

不良反应

来自5项安慰剂对照研究的安全性资料显示绝大数常见的不良反应为眩晕(与安慰剂相比,30% 对13%)、乏力(24% 对12%)、神经质(12% 对3%)、压抑 (5% 对1%)等。停用本品的主要原因:眩晕(3%),乏力(3%),磕睡(2%)和运动失调(2%)。未见本品严重或非常严重的特异性事件报道。

禁忌证

对本品或其辅料过敏者;12岁以下儿童;孕妇,哺乳期妇女及肝功能严重受损者禁用。

药物相互作用

肝酶诱导剂(苯妥英,卡马西平,苯巴比酮和扑米酮)可增强本品代谢,与这些药物共同使用时,本品在血浆中的浓度也许可以减少1.5 ~3个单位。而本品在临床上并不能显著影响这些药物的血浆浓度:苯妥英、卡马西平、苯巴比妥、华法林、地高辛、茶碱、西咪替丁和口服避孕药。本品可使丙戊酸的血浆浓度减少约10%,然而临床上并不认为这很重要,剂量增加也没有必要。
Tiagabine
英文商品名:
Gabitril 4中文商品名:概别癫锭
医师为何开此药?
局部癫痫的辅助治疗。
如何使用此药?
  1。请确实遵照医师指示服药,非经医师指示,请勿任意增减药量或停药,因突然停药会导致癫痫发作。
  2。请直接以开水吞服,于饭后服用。
使用此药时该注意什么?
  1。应按时回诊,若癫痫发作次数增加或病情恶化,请马上与您的医师联络。
  2。需监测血中全血球数目。
  3。对本药成份或所含之赋形剂过敏患者禁用本药。
  4。本药经肝脏代谢,中至重度肝功能不良患者不建议使用本药。
  5。服药期间可能会让您觉得头晕,动作不协调,视觉模糊,复视,困倦,请勿开车或操作危险机械等须高度警戒之工作,如从事具潜在危险之活动应有人陪同。
  6。请将本剂连同药袋放置于室温之阴凉干燥处避光储存,请勿冷藏或冷冻。请勿放在孩童可以取得的场所。
  7。服用此药期间如需服用其它药品时(如:成药,维他命,中草药等),请主动告诉您的医师或药师。
此药品可能引起的副作用及处理方式:
  若症状持续数日或严重时,请停药并立即就医或与医师连络。
  1。常见的副作用为:头昏,疲劳,神经过敏,震颤,腹泻,注意力困难,心情郁闷,情绪不安,说话迟缓等。
  2。若发生下列症状时,请与您的医师联络:不明瘀伤,视野受损,精神混乱等。
忘记服药时该怎么办:
  若忘记服药,则于想起时尽快服用;如果一天服药超过两次以上,若距离下次服药时间少于4小时,则不需要补服,按原时间服用即可,切勿一次服用两倍剂量。
怀孕或哺乳时该怎么办:
如果您准备怀孕或已怀孕,应告知并与您的医师讨论;本药目前尚无使用于授乳妇女的资料,使用前请先询问您的医师或药师。

 

【原产地英文商品名】GABITRIL 12mg/tablet 30tablets/bottle
【原产地英文药品名】TIAGABINE HCL
【中文参考商品译名】
注:以下产品不同规格和不同价格,购买时请电话咨询为准!
·GABITRIL 12毫克/片 30片/瓶
·GABITRIL 2毫克/片 30片/瓶
·GABITRIL 2毫克/片 100片/瓶
·GABITRIL 4毫克/片 100片/瓶
·GABITRIL 12毫克/片 100片/瓶
·GABITRIL 16毫克/片 30片/瓶
·GABITRIL 16毫克/片 100片/瓶
【中文参考药品译名】盐酸噻加宾
【生产厂家中文参考译名】CEPHALON
【生产厂家英文名】CEPHALON
 

GABITRIL®;
(tiagabine hydrochloride) Tablets

DRUG DESCRIPTION
GABITRIL® (tiagabine HCl) is an antiepilepsy drug available as 2 mg, 4 mg, 12 mg, and 16mg tablets for oral administration. Its chemical name is (-)-(R)-1-[4,4-Bis(3-methyl-2-thienyl)-3- butenyl]nipecotic acid hydrochloride, its molecular formula is C20H25NO2S2 HCl, and its molecular weight is 412.0. Tiagabine HCl is a white to off-white, odorless, crystalline powder. It is insoluble in heptane, sparingly soluble in water, and soluble in aqueous base. The structural formula is:

Inactive Ingredients
GABITRIL tablets contain the following inactive ingredients: Ascorbic acid, colloidal silicon dioxide, crospovidone, hydrogenated vegetable oil wax, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hypromellose, lactose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, pregelatinized starch, stearic acid, and titanium dioxide.

In addition, individual tablets contain:
2 mg tablets: FD&C Yellow No. 6.
4 mg tablets: D&C Yellow No. 10.
12 mg tablets: D&C Yellow No. 10 and FD&C Blue No. 1.
16 mg tablets: FD&C Blue No. 2.

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INDICATIONS
GABITRIL (tiagabine hydrochloride) is indicated as adjunctive therapy in adults and children 12 years and older in the treatment of partial seizures.

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DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION
General
The blood level of tiagabine obtained after a given dose depends on whether the patient also is receiving a drug that induces the metabolism of tiagabine. The presence of an inducer means that the attained blood level will be substantially reduced. Dosing should take the presence of concomitant medications into account.

GABITRIL (tiagabine HCl) is recommended as adjunctive therapy for the treatment of partial seizures in patients 12 years and older.

The following dosing recommendations apply to all patients taking GABITRIL:
•GABITRIL is given orally and should be taken with food.
•Do not use a loading dose of GABITRIL.
•Dose titration: Rapid escalation and/or large dose increments of GABITRIL should not be used.
•Missed dose(s): If the patient forgets to take the prescribed dose of GABITRIL at the scheduled time, the patient should not attempt to make up for the missed dose by increasing the next dose. If a patient has missed multiple doses, patient should refer back to his or her physician for possible re-titration as clinically indicated.
•Dosage adjustment of GABITRIL should be considered whenever a change in patient's enzyme-inducing status occurs as a result of the addition, discontinuation, or dose change of the enzyme-inducing agent.

Induced Adults and Adolescents 12 Years or Older
The following dosing recommendations apply to patients who are already taking enzyme-inducing antiepilepsy drugs (AEDs) (e.g., carbamazepine, phenytoin, primidone, and phenobarbital). Such patients are considered induced patients when administering GABITRIL.

In adolescents 12 to 18 years old, GABITRIL should be initiated at 4 mg once daily. Modification of concomitant antiepilepsy drugs is not necessary, unless clinically indicated. The total daily dose of GABITRIL may be increased by 4 mg at the beginning of Week 2. Thereafter, the total daily dose may be increased by 4 to 8 mg at weekly intervals until clinical response is achieved or up to 32 mg/day. The total daily dose should be given in divided doses two to four times daily. Doses above 32 mg/day have been tolerated in a small number of adolescent patients for a relatively short duration.

In adults, GABITRIL should be initiated at 4 mg once daily. Modification of concomitant antiepilepsy drugs is not necessary, unless clinically indicated. The total daily dose of GABITRIL may be increased by 4 to 8 mg at weekly intervals until clinical response is achieved or, up to 56 mg/day. The total daily dose should be given in divided doses two to four times daily. Doses above 56 mg/day have not been systematically evaluated in adequate and wellcontrolled clinical trials.

Non-Induced Adults and Adolescents 12 Years or Older
The following dosing recommendations apply to patients who are taking only non-enzyme-inducing AEDs. Such patients are considered non-induced patients:

Following a given dose of GABITRIL, the estimated plasma concentration in the non-induced patients is more than twice that in patients receiving enzyme-inducing agents. Use in noninduced patients requires lower doses of GABITRIL. These patients may also require a slower titration of GABITRIL compared to that of induced patients (see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY, Pharmacokinetics and PRECAUTIONS, General, Use in Non- Induced Patients).

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HOW SUPPLIED
GABITRIL tablets are available in four dosage strengths.
2 mg orange-peach, round tablets, debossed with C on one side and 402 on the opposite side, are available in bottles of 100 (NDC 63459-402-01).
4 mg yellow, round tablets, debossed with C on one side and 404 on the opposite side, are available in bottles of 100 (NDC 63459-404-01).
12 mg green, ovaloid tablets, debossed with  C on one side and 412 on the opposite side, are available in bottles of 100 (NDC 63459-412-01).
16 mg blue, ovaloid tablets, debossed with on one side and 416 on the opposite side, are available in bottles of 100 (NDC 63459-416-01).

Recommended Storage: Store tablets at controlled room temperature, between 20-25°C (68- 77°F). See USP. Protect from light and moisture.

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SIDE EFFECTS
The most commonly observed adverse events in placebo-controlled, parallel-group, add-on epilepsy trials associated with the use of GABITRIL in combination with other antiepilepsy drugs not seen at an equivalent frequency among placebo-treated patients were dizziness/lightheadedness, asthenia/lack of energy, somnolence, nausea, nervousness/irritability, tremor, abdominal pain, and thinking abnormal/difficulty with concentration or attention.

Approximately 21% of the 2531 patients who received GABITRIL in clinical trials of epilepsy discontinued treatment because of an adverse event. The adverse events most commonly associated with discontinuation were dizziness (1.7%), somnolence (1.6%), depression (1.3%), confusion (1.1%), and asthenia (1.1%).

In Studies 1 and 2 (U.S. studies), the double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, add-on studies, the proportion of patients who discontinued treatment because of adverse events was 11% for the group treated with GABITRIL and 6% for the placebo group. The most common adverse events considered the primary reason for discontinuation were confusion (1.2%), somnolence (1.0%), and ataxia (1.0%).

Adverse Event Incidence in Controlled Clinical Trials
Table 5 lists treatment-emergent signs and symptoms that occurred in at least 1% of patients treated with GABITRIL for epilepsy participating in parallel-group, placebo-controlled trials and were numerically more common in the GABITRIL group. In these studies, either GABITRIL or placebo was added to the patient's current antiepilepsy drug therapy. Adverse events were usually mild or moderate in intensity.

The prescriber should be aware that these figures, obtained when GABITRIL was added to concurrent antiepilepsy drug therapy, cannot be used to predict the frequency of adverse events in the course of usual medical practice when patient characteristics and other factors may differ from those prevailing during clinical studies. Similarly, the cited frequencies cannot be directly compared with figures obtained from other clinical investigations involving different treatments, uses, or investigators. An inspection of these frequencies, however, does provide the prescribing physician with one basis to estimate the relative contribution of drug and non-drug factors to the adverse event incidences in the population studied.

Other events reported by 1% or more of patients treated with GABITRIL but equally or more frequent in the placebo group were: accidental injury, chest pain, constipation, flu syndrome, rhinitis, anorexia, back pain, dry mouth, flatulence, ecchymosis, twitching, fever, amblyopia, conjunctivitis, urinary tract infection, urinary frequency, infection, dyspepsia, gastroenteritis, nausea and vomiting, myalgia, diplopia, headache, anxiety, acne, sinusitis, and incoordination.

Study 1 was a dose-response study including doses of 32 mg and 56 mg. Table 6 shows adverse events reported at a rate of ≥ 5% in at least one GABITRIL group and more frequent than in the placebo group. Among these events, depression, tremor, nervousness, difficulty with concentration/attention, and perhaps asthenia exhibited a positive relationship to dose.

Other Adverse Events Observed During All Clinical Trials
GABITRIL has been administered to 2531 patients during all phase 2/3 clinical trials, only some of which were placebo-controlled. During these trials, all adverse events were recorded by the clinical investigators using terminology of their own choosing. To provide a meaningful estimate of the proportion of individuals having adverse events, similar types of events were grouped into a smaller number of standardized categories using modified COSTART dictionary terminology. These categories are used in the listing below. The frequencies presented represent the proportion of the 2531 patients exposed to GABITRIL who experienced events of the type cited on at least one occasion while receiving GABITRIL. All reported events are included except those already listed above, events seen only three times or fewer (unless potentially important), events very unlikely to be drug-related, and those too general to be informative. Events are included without regard to determination of a causal relationship to tiagabine.

Events are further classified within body system categories and enumerated in order of decreasing frequency using the following definitions: frequent adverse events are defined as those occurring in at least 1/100 patients; infrequent adverse events are those occurring in 1/100 to 1/1000 patients; rare events are those occurring in fewer than 1/1000 patients.

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DRUG INTERACTIONS
In evaluating the potential for interactions among co-administered antiepilepsy drugs(AEDs),whether or not an AED induces or does not induce metabolic enzymes is an important consideration. Carbamazepine, phenytoin, primidone, and phenobarbital are generally classified as enzyme inducers; valproate and gabapentin are not. GABITRIL is considered to be a nonenzyme inducing AED (see PRECAUTIONS, General, Use in Non-Induced Patients).

The drug interaction data described in this section were obtained from studies involving either healthy subjects or patients with epilepsy.

Effects of GABITRIL on other Antiepilepsy Drugs (AEDs)
Phenytoin: Tiagabine had no effect on the steady-state plasma concentrations of phenytoin in patients with epilepsy.

Carbamazepine: Tiagabine had no effect on the steady-state plasma concentrations of carbamazepine or its epoxide metabolite in patients with epilepsy.

Valproate: Tiagabine causes a slight decrease (about 10%) in steady-state valproate concentrations.

Phenobarbital or Primidone: No formal pharmacokinetic studies have been performed examining the addition of tiagabine to regimens containing phenobarbital or primidone. The addition of tiagabine in a limited number of patients in three well-controlled studies caused no systematic changes in phenobarbital or primidone concentrations when compared to placebo.

Effects of other Antiepilepsy Drugs (AEDs) on GABITRIL
Carbamazepine: Population pharmacokinetic analyses indicate that tiagabine clearance is 60% greater in patients taking carbamazepine with or without other enzyme-inducing AEDs.

Phenytoin: Population pharmacokinetic analyses indicate that tiagabine clearance is 60% greater in patients taking phenytoin with or without other enzyme-inducing AEDs.

Phenobarbital (Primidone): Population pharmacokinetic analyses indicate that tiagabine clearance is 60% greater in patients taking phenobarbital (primidone) with or without other enzyme-inducing AEDs.

Valproate: The addition of tiagabine to patients taking valproate chronically had no effect on tiagabine pharmacokinetics, but valproate significantly decreased tiagabine binding in vitro from 96.3 to 94.8%, which resulted in an increase of approximately 40% in the free tiagabine concentration. The clinical relevance of this in vitro finding is unknown.

Interaction of GABITRIL with Other Drugs
Cimetidine: Co-administration of cimetidine (800 mg/day) to patients taking tiagabine chronically had no effect on tiagabine pharmacokinetics.

Theophylline: A single 10 mg dose of tiagabine did not affect the pharmacokinetics of theophylline at steady state.

Warfarin: No significant differences were observed in the steady-state pharmacokinetics of Rwarfarin or S-warfarin with the addition of tiagabine given as a single dose. Prothrombin times were not affected by tiagabine.

Digoxin: Concomitant administration of tiagabine did not affect the steady-state pharmacokinetics of digoxin or the mean daily trough serum level of digoxin.

Ethanol or Triazolam: No significant differences were observed in the pharmacokinetics of triazolam (0.125 mg) and tiagabine (10 mg) when given together as a single dose. The pharmacokinetics of ethanol were not affected by multiple-dose administration of tiagabine. Tiagabine has shown no clinically important potentiation of the pharmacodynamic effects of triazolam or alcohol. Because of the possible additive effects of drugs that may depress the nervous system, ethanol or triazolam should be used cautiously in combination with tiagabine.

Oral Contraceptives: Multiple dose administration of tiagabine (8 mg/day monotherapy) did not alter the pharmacokinetics of oral contraceptives in healthy women of child-bearing age.

Antipyrine: Antipyrine pharmacokinetics were not significantly different before and after tiagabine multiple-dose regimens. This indicates that tiagabine does not cause induction or inhibition of the hepatic microsomal enzyme systems responsible for the metabolism of antipyrine.

Interaction of GABITRIL with Highly Protein Bound Drugs
In vitro data showed that tiagabine is 96% bound to human plasma protein and therefore has the potential to interact with other highly protein bound compounds. Such an interaction can potentially lead to higher free fractions of either tiagabine or the competing drug.

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WARNINGS
Seizures in Patients Without Epilepsy: Post-marketing reports have shown that GABITRIL use has been associated with new onset seizures and status epilepticus in patients without epilepsy. Dose may be an important predisposing factor in the development of seizures, although seizures have been reported in patients taking daily doses of GABITRIL as low as 4 mg/day. In most cases, patients were using concomitant medications (antidepressants, antipsychotics, stimulants, narcotics) that are thought to lower the seizure threshold. Some seizures occurred near the time of a dose increase, even after periods of prior stable dosing.

The GABITRIL dosing recommendations in current labeling for treatment of epilepsy were based on use in patients with partial seizures 12 years of age and older, most of whom were taking enzyme-inducing antiepileptic drugs (AEDs; e.g., carbamazepine, phenytoin, primidone and phenobarbital) which lower plasma levels of GABITRIL by inducing its metabolism. Use of GABITRIL without enzyme-inducing antiepileptic drugs results in blood levels about twice those attained in the studies on which current dosing recommendations are based (see DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION).

Safety and effectiveness of GABITRIL have not been established for any indication other than as adjunctive therapy for partial seizures in adults and children 12 years and older.

In nonepileptic patients who develop seizures while on GABITRIL treatment, GABITRIL should be discontinued and patients should be evaluated for an underlying seizure disorder.

Seizures and status epilepticus are known to occur with GABITRIL overdosage (see OVERDOSAGE).

Suicidal Behavior and Ideation
Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), including GABITRIL, increase the risk of suicidal thoughts or behavior in patients taking these drugs for any indication. Patients treated with any AED for any indication should be monitored for the emergence or worsening of depression, suicidal thoughts or behavior, and/or any unusual changes in mood or behavior.

Pooled analyses of 199 placebo-controlled clinical trials (mono- and adjunctive therapy) of 11 different AEDs showed that patients randomized to one of the AEDs had approximately twice the risk (adjusted Relative Risk 1.8, 95% CI:1.2, 2.7) of suicidal thinking or behavior compared to patients randomized to placebo. In these trials, which had a median treatment duration of 12 weeks, the estimated incidence rate of suicidal behavior or ideation among 27,863 AED-treated patients was 0.43%, compared to 0.24% among 16,029 placebo-treated patients, representing an increase of approximately one case of suicidal thinking or behavior for every 530 patients treated. There were four suicides in drug-treated patients in the trials and none in placebo-treated patients, but the number is too small to allow any conclusion about drug effect on suicide.

The increased risk of suicidal thoughts or behavior with AEDs was observed as early as one week after starting drug treatment with AEDs and persisted for the duration of treatment assessed. Because most trials included in the analysis did not extend beyond 24 weeks, the risk of suicidal thoughts or behavior beyond 24 weeks could not be assessed.

The risk of suicidal thoughts or behavior was generally consistent among drugs in the data analyzed. The finding of increased risk with AEDs of varying mechanisms of action and across a range of indications suggests that the risk applies to all AEDs used for any indication. The risk did not vary substantially by age (5-100 years) in the clinical trials analyzed.

Anyone considering prescribing GABITRIL or any other AED must balance the risk of suicidal thoughts or behavior with the risk of untreated illness. Epilepsy and many other illnesses for which AEDs are prescribed are themselves associated with morbidity and mortality and an increased risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior. Should suicidal thoughts and behavior emerge during treatment, the prescriber needs to consider whether the emergence of these symptoms in any given patient may be related to the illness being treated.

Patients, their caregivers, and families should be informed that AEDs increase the risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior and should be advised of the need to be alert for the emergence or worsening of the signs and symptoms of depression, any unusual changes in mood or behavior, or the emergence of suicidal thoughts, behavior, or thoughts about self-harm. Behaviors of concern should be reported immediately to healthcare providers.

Withdrawal Seizures
As a rule, antiepilepsy drugs should not be abruptly discontinued because of the possibility of increasing seizure frequency. In a placebo-controlled, double-blind, dose-response study (Study 1 described in CLINICAL STUDIES) designed, in part, to investigate the capacity of GABITRIL to induce withdrawal seizures, study drug was tapered over a 4-week period after 16 weeks of treatment. Patients' seizure frequency during this 4-week withdrawal period was compared to their baseline seizure frequency (before study drug). For each partial seizure type, for all partial seizure types combined, and for secondarily generalized tonic-clonic seizures, more patients experienced increases in their seizure frequencies during the withdrawal period in the three GABITRIL groups than in the placebo group. The increase in seizure frequency was not affected by dose. GABITRIL should be withdrawn gradually to minimize the potential of increased seizure frequency, unless safety concerns require a more rapid withdrawal.

Cognitive/Neuropsychiatric Adverse Events
Adverse events most often associated with the use of GABITRIL were related to the central nervous system. The most significant of these can be classified into 2 general categories: 1) impaired concentration, speech or language problems, and confusion (effects on thought processes); and 2) somnolence and fatigue (effects on level of consciousness). The majority of these events were mild to moderate. In controlled clinical trials, these events led to discontinuation of treatment with GABITRIL in 6% (31 of 494) of patients compared to 2% (5 of 275) of the placebo-treated patients. A total of 1.6% (8 of 494) of the GABITRIL treated patients in the controlled trials were hospitalized secondary to the occurrence of these events compared to 0% of the placebo treated patients. Some of these events were dose related and usually began during initial titration.

Patients with a history of spike and wave discharges on EEG have been reported to have exacerbations of their EEG abnormalities associated with these cognitive/neuropsychiatric events. This raises the possibility that these clinical events may, in some cases, be a manifestation of underlying seizure activity (see PRECAUTIONS, Laboratory Tests, EEG). In the documented cases of spike and wave discharges on EEG with cognitive/neuropsychiatric events, patients usually continued tiagabine, but required dosage adjustment.

Additionally, there have been postmarketing reports of patients who have experienced cognitive/neuropsychiatric symptoms, some accompanied by EEG abnormalities such as generalized spike and wave activity, that have been reported as nonconvulsant status epilepticus. Some reports describe recovery following reduction of dose or discontinuation of GABITRIL.

Status Epilepticus
In the three double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group studies (Studies 1, 2, and 3), the incidence of any type of status epilepticus (simple, complex, or generalized tonic-clonic) in patients receiving GABITRIL was 0.8% (4 of 494 patients) versus 0.7% (2 of 275 patients) receiving placebo. Among the patients treated with GABITRIL across all epilepsy studies (controlled and uncontrolled), 5% had some form of status epilepticus. Of the 5%, 57% of patients experienced complex partial status epilepticus. A critical risk factor for status epilepticus was the presence of a previous history; 33% of patients with a history of status epilepticus had recurrence during GABITRIL treatment. Because adequate information about the incidence of status epilepticus in a similar population of patients with epilepsy who have not received treatment with GABITRIL is not available, it is impossible to state whether or not treatment with GABITRIL is associated with a higher or lower rate of status epilepticus than would be expected to occur in a similar population not treated with GABITRIL.

Sudden Unexpected Death In Epilepsy (SUDEP)
There have been as many as 10 cases of sudden unexpected deaths during the clinical development of tiagabine among 2531 patients with epilepsy (3831 patient-years of exposure).

This represents an estimated incidence of 0.0026 deaths per patient-year. This rate is within the range of estimates for the incidence of sudden and unexpected deaths in patients with epilepsy not receiving GABITRIL (ranging from 0.0005 for the general population with epilepsy, 0.003 to 0.004 for clinical trial populations similar to that in the clinical development program for GABITRIL, to 0.005 for patients with refractory epilepsy). The estimated SUDEP rates in patients receiving GABITRIL are also similar to those observed in patients receiving other antiepilepsy drugs, chemically unrelated to GABITRIL, that underwent clinical testing in similar populations at about the same time. This evidence suggests that the SUDEP rates reflect population rates, not a drug effect.

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PRECAUTIONS
General
Use in Non-Induced Patients
Virtually all experience with GABITRIL has been obtained in patients with epilepsy receiving at least one concomitant enzyme-inducing antiepilepsy drug (AED), which lowers the plasma levels of tiagabine. Use in non-induced patients requires lower doses of GABITRIL. These patients may also require a slower titration of GABITRIL compared to that of induced patients (see DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION). Patients taking a combination of inducing and non-inducing agents (e.g., carbamazepine and valproate) should be considered to be induced. Patients not receiving hepatic enzyme-inducing agents are referred to as non-induced patients.

Generalized Weakness
Moderately severe to incapacitating generalized weakness has been reported following administration of GABITRIL in 28 of 2531 (approximately 1%) patients with epilepsy. The weakness resolved in all cases after a reduction in dose or discontinuation of GABITRIL.

Binding in the Eye and Other Melanin-Containing Tissues
When dogs received a single dose of radiolabeled tiagabine, there was evidence of residual binding in the retina and uvea after 3 weeks (the latest time point measured). Although not directly measured, melanin binding is suggested. The ability of available tests to detect potentially adverse consequences, if any, of the binding of tiagabine to melanin-containing tissue is unknown and there was no systematic monitoring for relevant ophthalmological changes during the clinical development of GABITRIL. However, long term (up to one year) toxicological studies of tiagabine in dogs showed no treatment-related ophthalmoscopic changes and macro- and microscopic examinations of the eye were unremarkable. Accordingly, although there are no specific recommendations for periodic ophthalmologic monitoring, prescribers should be aware of the possibility of long-term ophthalmologic effects.

Use in Hepatically-Impaired Patients
Because the clearance of tiagabine is reduced in patients with liver disease, dosage reduction may be necessary in these patients.

Serious Rash
Four patients treated with tiagabine during the product's premarketing clinical testing developed what were considered to be serious rashes. In two patients, the rash was described as maculopapular; in one it was described as vesiculobullous; and in the 4th case, a diagnosis of Stevens Johnson Syndrome was made. In none of the 4 cases is it certain that tiagabine was the primary, or even a contributory, cause of the rash. Nevertheless, drug associated rash can, if extensive and serious, cause irreversible morbidity, even death.

Laboratory Tests
Therapeutic Monitoring of Plasma Concentrations of Tiagabine
A therapeutic range for tiagabine plasma concentrations has not been established. In controlled trials, trough plasma concentrations observed among patients randomized to doses of tiagabine that were statistically significantly more effective than placebo ranged from < 1 ng/mL to 234 ng/mL (median, 10 th and 90th percentiles are 23.7 ng/mL, 5.4 ng/mL, and 69.8 ng/mL, respectively). Because of the potential for pharmacokinetic interactions between GABITRIL and drugs that induce or inhibit hepatic metabolizing enzymes, it may be useful to obtain plasma levels of tiagabine before and after changes are made in the therapeutic regimen.

Clinical Chemistry and Hematology
During the development of GABITRIL, no systematic abnormalities on routine laboratory testing were noted. Therefore, no specific guidance is offered regarding routine monitoring; the practitioner retains responsibility for determining how best to monitor the patient in his/her care.

EEG
Patients with a history of spike and wave discharges on EEG have been reported to have exacerbations of their EEG abnormalities associated with cognitive/neuropsychiatric events. This raises the possibility that these clinical events may, in some cases, be a manifestation of underlying seizure activity (see WARNINGS, Cognitive/Neuropsychiatric Adverse Events). In the documented cases of spike and wave discharges on EEG with cognitive/neuropsychiatric events, patients usually continued tiagabine, but required dosage adjustment.

Carcinogenesis, Mutagenesis, Impairment of Fertility
Carcinogenesis
In rats, a study of the potential carcinogenicity associated with tiagabine HCl administration showed that 200 mg/kg/day (plasma exposure [AUC] 36 to 100 times that at the maximum recommended human dosage [MRHD] of 56 mg/day) for 2 years resulted in small, but statistically significant increases in the incidences of hepatocellular adenomas in females and Leydig cell tumors of the testis in males. The significance of these findings relative to the use of GABITRIL in humans is unknown. The no effect dosage for induction of tumors in this study was 100 mg/kg/day (17 to 50 times the exposure at the MRHD). No statistically significant increases in tumor formation were noted in mice at dosages up to 250 mg/kg/day (20 times the MRHD on a mg/m² basis).

Mutagenesis
Tiagabine produced an increase in structural chromosome aberration frequency in human lymphocytes in vitro in the absence of metabolic activation. No increase in chromosomal aberration frequencies was demonstrated in this assay in the presence of metabolic activation. No evidence of genetic toxicity was found in the in vitro bacterial gene mutation assays, the in vitro HGPRT forward mutation assay in Chinese hamster lung cells, the in vivo mouse micronucleus test, or an unscheduled DNA synthesis assay.

Impairment of Fertility
Studies of male and female rats administered dosages of tiagabine HCl prior to and during mating, gestation, and lactation have shown no impairment of fertility at doses up to 100 mg/kg/day. This dose represents approximately 16 times the maximum recommended human dose (MRHD) of 56 mg/day, based on body surface area (mg/m²). Lowered maternal weight gain and decreased viability and growth in the rat pups were found at 100 mg/kg, but not at 20 mg/kg/day (3 times the MRHD on a mg/m² basis).

Pregnancy
Pregnancy Category C
Tiagabine has been shown to have adverse effects on embryo-fetal development, including teratogenic effects, when administered to pregnant rats and rabbits at doses greater than the human therapeutic dose.

An increased incidence of malformed fetuses (various craniofacial, appendicular, and visceral defects) and decreased fetal weights were observed following oral administration of 100 mg/kg/day to pregnant rats during the period of organogenesis. This dose is approximately 16 times the maximum recommended human dose (MRHD) of 56 mg/day, based on body surface area (mg/m²). Maternal toxicity (transient weight loss/reduced maternal weight gain during gestation) was associated with this dose, but there is no evidence to suggest that the teratogenic effects were secondary to the maternal effects. No adverse maternal or embryo-fetal effects were seen at a dose of 20 mg/kg/day (3 times the MRHD on a mg/m² basis).

Decreased maternal weight gain, increased resorption of embryos and increased incidences of fetal variations, but not malformations, were observed when pregnant rabbits were given 25 mg/kg/day (8 times the MRHD on a mg/m² basis) during organogenesis. The no effect level for maternal and embryo-fetal toxicity in rabbits was 5 mg/kg/day (equivalent to the MRHD on a mg/m² basis).

When female rats were given tiagabine 100 mg/kg/day during late gestation and throughout parturition and lactation, decreased maternal weight gain during gestation, an increase in stillbirths, and decreased postnatal offspring viability and growth were found. There are no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women. Tiagabine should be used during pregnancy only if clearly needed.

To provide additional information regarding the effects of in utero exposure to GABITRIL, physicians are advised to recommend that pregnant patients taking GABITRIL enroll in the NAAED Pregnancy Registry. This can be done by calling the toll free number 1-888-233-2334, and must be done by patients themselves. Information on the registry can also be found at the website  in Nursing Mothers
Studies in rats have shown that tiagabine HCl and/or its metabolites are excreted in the milk of that species. Levels of excretion of tiagabine and/or its metabolites in human milk have not been determined and effects on the nursing infant are unknown. GABITRIL should be used in women who are nursing only if the benefits clearly outweigh the risks.

Pediatric Use
Safety and effectiveness in pediatric patients below the age of 12 have not been established. The pharmacokinetics of tiagabine were evaluated in pediatric patients age 3 to 10 years (see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY, Special Populations, Pediatric).

Geriatric Use
Because few patients over the age of 65 (approximately 20) were exposed to GABITRIL during its clinical evaluation, no specific statements about the safety or effectiveness of GABITRIL in this age group could be made.

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OVERDOSE
Human Overdose Experience
Human experience of acute overdose with GABITRIL is limited. Eleven patients in clinical trials took single doses of GABITRIL up to 800 mg. All patients fully recovered, usually within one day. The most common symptoms reported after overdose included somnolence, impaired consciousness, agitation, confusion, speech difficulty, hostility, depression, weakness, and myoclonus. One patient who ingested a single dose of 400 mg experienced generalized tonic-clonic status epilepticus, which responded to intravenous phenobarbital.

From post-marketing experience, there have been no reports of fatal overdoses involving GABITRIL alone (doses up to 720 mg), although a number of patients required intubation and ventilatory support as part of the management of their status epilepticus. Overdoses involving multiple drugs, including GABITRIL, have resulted in fatal outcomes. Symptoms most often accompanying GABITRIL overdose, alone or in combination with other drugs, have included: seizures including status epilepticus in patients with and without underlying seizure disorders, nonconvulsive status epilepticus, coma, ataxia, confusion, somnolence, drowsiness, impaired speech, agitation, lethargy, myoclonus, spike wave stupor, tremors, disorientation, vomiting, hostility, and temporary paralysis. Respiratory depression was seen in a number of patients, including children, in the context of seizures.

Management of Overdose
There is no specific antidote for overdose with GABITRIL. If indicated, elimination of unabsorbed drug should be achieved by emesis or gastric lavage; usual precautions should be observed to maintain the airway. General supportive care of the patient is indicated including monitoring of vital signs and observation of clinical status of the patient. Since tiagabine is mostly metabolized by the liver and is highly protein bound, dialysis is unlikely to be beneficial. A Certified Poison Control Center should be consulted for up to date information on the management of overdose with GABITRIL.

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CONTRAINDICATIONS
GABITRIL is contraindicated in patients who have demonstrated hypersensitivity to the drug or its ingredients.

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