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GABAPENTIN ENACARBIL


DIR Classification


Classification:Ambiguous
Severity Score:1.0

Description in Drug Labeling: View Full Labeling: SPL in DailyMed | PDF

  • CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
  • Pharmacodynamics
  • Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • At a dose of 6,000 mg, gabapentin enacarbil does not prolong QTc to a clinically relevant extent.

Postmarketing Surveillance

Contingency Table:

Current Drug
Other Drugs
QT Prolongation
75
24017
Other ADRs
176179
38205408

Odds Ratio = 0.678

Drug Property Information



ATC Code(s):
  • N03AX12 - gabapentin enacarbil
    • N03AX1 -
    • N03AX - Other antiepileptics
    • N03A - ANTIEPILEPTICS
    • N03 - ANTIEPILEPTICS
    • N - NERVOUS SYSTEM
Active Ingredient:gabapentin enacarbil
Active Ingredient UNII:75OCL1SPBQ
Drugbank ID:DB08872
PubChem Compound:9883933
CTD ID: C493250
PharmGKB:
CAS Number:478296-72-9
Dosage Form(s):tablet, extended release
Route(s) Of Administrator:oral
Daily Dose:
  • 1800.0 mg/day N03AX12
Chemical Structure:
SMILE Code:
CC(C)C(=O)OC(C)OC(=O)NCC1(CC(O)=O)CCCCC1

Reference

1: Cardiac repolarization with Gabapentin enacarbil in a randomized, double-blind, placebo- and active-controlled, crossover thorough QT/QTc study in healthy adults.

[Davy Maria,Upward James,Arumugham Thangam,Twomey Colleen,Chen Chao,Stier Brendt]
Clin Ther,2013 Dec;35(12):1964-74. PMID: 24290737

2: Evaluation of gabapentin enacarbil on cardiac repolarization: a randomized, double-blind, placebo- and active-controlled, crossover thorough QT/QTc study in healthy adults.

[Chen Dan,Lal Ritu,Zomorodi Katie,Atluri Harisha,Ho Judy,Luo Wendy,Tovera James,Bonzo Daniel,Cundy Kenneth]
Clin Ther,2012 Feb;34(2):351-362.e3. PMID: 22325733

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