[Therapeutic drug monitoring of tiagabine]

Therapie. 2010 Jan-Feb;65(1):51-5. doi: 10.2515/therapie/2009065. Epub 2010 Mar 8.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Tiagabine, a second-generation anticonvulsant drug, is marketed in France since 1997. It is also prescribed outside marketing authorization in the treatment of anxiety. They are few studies allowing arguing a relation exposure efficiency or toxicity, but intra and inter individual important variations in serum concentrations are described. Hepatic insufficiency requires a dose adaptation. In patients treated with therapeutic dose, serum levels are between 20 and 100 microg/L (50-250 nmol/L). For this molecule, the level of proof of the interest of TDM was estimated in: remaining to estimate.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anticonvulsants / administration & dosage
  • Anticonvulsants / adverse effects*
  • Anticonvulsants / analysis
  • Anticonvulsants / pharmacokinetics
  • Anticonvulsants / therapeutic use*
  • Drug Interactions
  • Drug Monitoring
  • Epilepsy / drug therapy*
  • France
  • Humans
  • Nipecotic Acids / administration & dosage
  • Nipecotic Acids / adverse effects*
  • Nipecotic Acids / analysis
  • Nipecotic Acids / pharmacokinetics
  • Nipecotic Acids / therapeutic use*
  • Tiagabine

Substances

  • Anticonvulsants
  • Nipecotic Acids
  • Tiagabine