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- Title
Prediction of Infant Drug Exposure Through Breastfeeding: Population PK Modeling and Simulation of Fluoxetine Exposure.
- Authors
Panchaud, A.; Garcia-Bournissen, F.; Csajka, C.; Kristensen, J. H.; Taddio, A.; Ilett, K. F.; Begg, E. J.; Ito, S.
- Abstract
The likelihood of significant exposure to drugs in infants through breast milk is poorly defined, given the difficulties of conducting pharmacokinetics (PK) studies. Using fluoxetine (FX) as an example, we conducted a proof-of-principle study applying population PK (popPK) modeling and simulation to estimate drug exposure in infants through breast milk. We simulated data for 1,000 mother-infant pairs, assuming conservatively that the FX clearance in an infant is 20% of the allometrically adjusted value in adults. The model-generated estimate of the milk-to-plasma ratio for FX (mean: 0.59) was consistent with those reported in other studies. The median infant-to-mother ratio of FX steady-state plasma concentrations predicted by the simulation was 8.5%. Although the disposition of the active metabolite, norfluoxetine, could not be modeled, popPK-informed simulation may be valid for other drugs, particularly those without active metabolites, thereby providing a practical alternative to conventional PK studies for exposure risk assessment in this population.
- Subjects
BREASTFEEDING; FLUOXETINE; INFANTS; BREAST milk; METABOLITES; SIMULATION methods &; models; PHARMACOKINETICS
- Publication
Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2011, Vol 89, Issue 6, p830
- ISSN
0009-9236
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/clpt.2011.23