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FIGURE3–4MedWatchformforreportinganadverseeventorproductproblemtotheU.S.FDA.(2/19)
“https://www.fda.gov/safety/medical-product-safety-information/medwatch-forms-fda-safety-reporting”
CASESTUDY1
A.C. is a 60-year-old Caucasian woman with newly diagnosed peptic ulcer disease, generalized anxietydisorder,andirondeficiencyanemia.Shealsohasalonghistoryofasthmaanddepression.She isastrongbelieverofherbalmedicine.ShetakesSt.John’swortforherdepression,ironpillsforher anemia, andalprazolam (Xanax) as needed for her anxiety. During her asthma exacerbation, she is instructedtotakeprednisoneforatleast5days.Shealsotakesesomeprazole(Nexium)forherpeptic ulcerdisease.Threemonthslater,sheexperiencedseverefatigue,shortnessofbreath,dizziness,and swelling/soreness inthetongue. Her asthma iswell controlledwiththeoccasionaluse ofalbuterol (Proventil)inhaler.Duringherphysicalexam,herphysiciansuspectedthatshehadbacterialvaginosis andgaveheraprescriptionfora1-weekcourseofmetronidazole(Flagyl).Shedrinksatleasttwoto threecansofbeerperday.
Diagnosis:Drug–DrugInteractions
1. St.John’s wortis knowntoinhibitwhichofhermedicationthatisknowntobe metabolizedby cytochromeP-450(CYP3A4)andcouldpotentiallycausehertoexperiencesignificantfatigue?
Answer:Alprazolam(Xanax)
2.Whichofhermedicationcouldinterferewiththeabsorptionofherironpills?
Answer:Ironpills
3.WhichofhermedicationcouldpotentiallycausehertodevelopvitaminB12deficiency?
Answer:Esomeprazole(Nexium)
4.Howdoesmetronidazoleinterferewithalcohol?
Answer:Metronidazoleinhibitstheenzymes,alcoholdehydrogenase,knowntometabolizealcohol
5.Ifshewasgivenaprescriptionforketoconazole,whichofhermedicationcouldinterferewithits absorption?
Answer:Esomeprazole(Nexium)
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PrinciplesofPharmacotherapyinPediatrics, Pregnancy,andLactation
PoojaShahandAnitaSiu
LearningObjective
1.Describethedifferencesinpharmacokineticsamongpregnantwomen,neonates,children,andadults.
2.  Describe the unique challenges neonatal and pediatric patients pose to the medication system,
includingdrugselectionanddosages.
3.Explainthepotentialandstrategiesforthepreventionofmedicationerrorsinneonatalandpediatric patients.
4.Identifystrategiestodeterminesafemedicationuseinpregnancybasedonavailableliterature.
5.Determinethedrug-relatedfactorsthatwouldhelpguidesafeandeffectivemedicationuseinbreast-
feedingwomen.
INTRODUCTION
Medicationuseinpediatricandpregnantpatientsposesasignificantchallengeforhealthcareproviders duetoourlackofknowledgeoftheeffectsofmedicationonthefetusandpediatricpopulation.Accepted termsthatdefinethe differentagecategories ofpediatric patientsare listed inTable 4.1. These terms shouldbeusedtoensureaccuracywhendescribingyoungpatientsandespeciallywhendeterminingdrug dosages.Additionally,90%ofwomenwilluseonemedicationduringpregnancy,andabout70%willuse one or more prescription medications (Mitchell et al., 2011). The rate of use of over-the-counter medicationsandillicitsubstancesalsocontinuestoposeasignificantchallengetounderstandingtherisks andbenefitsofmedicationuseinpregnantwomenandfetuses.Asinthecaseofpediatricpatients,the practitionerneedsasolidunderstandingofthephysiologicchangesthatoccurduringpregnancyandthe
effectsthatthesechangeshaveonmedicationefficacyandsafety.Thepractitionermustalsobalancethe needtotreatthemotheragainstthepotentialriskofthesemedicationstothefetus(Briggsetal.,2017).
Safeandeffectivedrugtherapyinpediatricandpregnantpatientsisbasedonafirmunderstandingof
fourconcepts:
Extentofadrug’sabsorption,distribution,metabolism,andexcretionbasedontheongoingmaturation
anddevelopment in pediatric patients or the altered physiologic changes in the mother. Interpatient variabilitiesmaybeattributedtophysiologicchangesthroughoutchildhoodorpregnancy.
  Short- andlong-termeffects thatthe prescribed drugwill have ona pediatric patient’s growthand
development.
  The placental–fetal unit, whichaffectstheamount of drug thatcrosses theplacental membrane, the
amountofdrugmetabolizedbytheplacenta,andthedistributionandeliminationofthedrugbythefetus.
Effectsofunderlyingcongenital,chronic,orcurrentdiseasesontheprescribeddrugandviceversa.
Thepopularconceptthatthepediatricpatientismerelya“littleorsmalladult”andthereforepediatric pharmacokinetics, drug dosing,andeven adverse effects can be extrapolated from the results ofadult clinicaldrugtrialsisaseriousmisconception.Althoughtheeffectsofmanydrugsaresimilarbetweenthe adult and the pediatric populations, the assumption of similarity should not be applied to all drugs. Severaltragicdrugmisadventuresinthe1960sand1970sillustratetheinvalidityofsuchanassumption. Extrapolateddatafromadultresponsestochloramphenicol(Chloromycetin)ledtoitsuseinneonatesin the1960s.Whengivenchloramphenicol,theseneonatesdevelopedgraybabysyndrome,hypotension,and hypoxemia,leadingeventuallytoshockanddeath(Haile,1977).Thisoccurredbecauseneonates,unlike adults,lacktheenzymeneededtometabolizechloramphenicol. Anothertragedy,inthe1970s,involved thetopicalantimicrobialcleanserhexachlorophene.Usedroutinelyandsafelyinadults,hexachlorophene causedvacuolarencephalopathyofthebrainsteminprematureneonatesaftertheywererepeatedlybathed ina3%solution(Anonymous,1972).
TABLE4.1
AgeGroupsofPediatricPopulation
Group Age
Pretermorpremature <36wkgestationalage Neonate <30dold Infant Age1mountil1y Child Age1until12y Adolescent Age12until18y
Pharmaceuticalmanufacturersfaceseveralbarrierstoconductingpediatricclinicaltrials,suchasfears of unforeseen adverse events affecting growth or development or difficulties in obtaining informed consentorbloodsamples.Inturn,thelackofclinicaltrialsinpediatricpatientspreventstheU.S.Food andDrugAdministration(FDA)fromapprovingdrugsforuseinthepediatricpopulation.As such,the prescribinginformationcommonlystates, “Pediatric use: Safetyandeffectivenessinpediatric patients hasnotbeenestablished.”
WithoutFDAapprovaloradequatedocumentedinformation,manypractitionersareuncertainaboutthe use of drugs in pediatric patients. This leaves prescribers little choice but to use drugs in pediatric
patients in an off-label capacity, based on adult data, uncontrolled pediatric studies, or personal experience.In1997,theFDAtooktheinitiativetoincreasethequantityandqualityofclinicaldrugtrials inthepediatricpopulationbyproposingalternatewaystoobtainFDA approval.TheFDAwaivedthe need for well-controlled clinical drugtrials if drug manufacturers provided other satisfactory data for drugsalreadyapprovedforthesameuseinadults.Thesedatacouldincludetheresultsofcontrolledor uncontrolled pedi-atric studies, pharmacodynamic studies, safety reports, and premarketing or postmarketingstudies.Alternatively,thedrugmanufacturercouldprovideevidencedemonstratingthatthe diseasecourseanddrugeffectsaresufficientlysimilarinadultandpediatricpatientsinordertosupport extrapolation of data from adult clinical trials. In addition, pediatric pharmacokinetic studies are necessarytoprovidedataforanappropriatepediatricdosagerecommendation,especiallyage-dependent dosing. An FDA regulation issued in December 1998 required manufacturers to provide additional informationabouttheuseoftheirdrugproductsinpediatricpatients.Thenatureofthestudiesrequiredto supportpediatriclabelingdependsonthetype ofapplication,theconditionbeingtreated, andexisting dataabouttheproduct’ssafetyandefficacyinpediatricpatients.Manufacturersarerequiredtostudythe druginallrelevantpediatricagegroups(U.S.FoodandDrugAdministration,1998a).Overtheyears,the FDAhasencouragedmorewell-controlledtrialsondrugefficacyandsafetyinpediatrics.TheFoodand DrugAdministrationModernizationActof1997andtheBestPharmaceuticalsforChildrenActof2002 offered support for the pharmaceutical industries to conduct and submit pediatric clinical trials. Companiesthatconductappropriateclinicaltrialsareeligibletoreceivea6-monthpatentextensionon theirproduct.ThePediatricResearchEquityActof2003mandatedthatdrugsusedinpediatricsrequire literature or clinical trials supporting their use, even if the original patent did not have a pediatric indication.Asaresult,pediatricpharmacotherapywillevolvewithadditionalclinicaltrials.
PHARMACOKINETICSINPEDIATRICSANDPREGNANCY
Women undergo many physiologic changes during pregnancy, whereas pediatric patients differ from adults,anatomicallyandphysiologically.For safeuseofdrugsinpediatricsandpregnancy, prescribers andothercaregiversneedtorecognizethepotentialforverydifferentpharmacokineticsasopposedtothat foradultsornonpregnantwomen.Inpediatrics,thedifferencesarebasedondevelopingbodytissuesand organs, which affect a drug’s absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion. In pregnancy, the differencesarebasedoncardiovascular,gastrointestinal(GI),kidney,andhormonalchanges(Pinheiro& Stika,2020).
Changesinapediatricpatient’sbodyproportionsandcompositionandtherelativesizeoftheliverand kidneyscanalterthepharmacokineticsofadrug.Duringthefirstseveralyearsoflife,achildundergoes rapid changesingrowthanddevelopment,whichis mostrapidduringinfancy.Growthis aquantitative changeinthesizeof thebodyor anyofits parts, anddevelopmentisaqualitativechangeinskillsor functions.Maturation,ageneticallycontrolleddevelopmentindependentoftheenvironment,isaslower process,lastinguntillatechildhood.Table4.2summarizespharmacokineticdifferencesinpediatricand pregnantpopulationscomparedtoadultsandnonpregnantwomen.
Bytheendofthefirstyear oflife,aninfant’sweighttriples,whereas bodysurfacearea(BSA)and lengthdouble.Accompanyingthesechangesingrowthanddevelopmentarechangesinbodycomposition, intracellular andextracellular bodywater,fat, andprotein.Approximately75% to 80% ofa full-term neonate’s body weight is total body water (Friis-Hansen, 1957). By age 3 months, total body water constitutesapproximately 65% oftheinfant’sbody weight.Extracellular water progressively declines andintracellularwaterincreasesfasterthantotalbodywaterdoes,exceedingextracellularwatercontent
(Friis-Hansen,1957).Thedecreaseintotalbodywaterasapercentageofbodyweightiscompensated forbyincreasedbodyfatduringthefirst5monthsoflife.Infact,thepercentageofbodyweightfromfat doublesinthese5months.Theproteinpercentageincreasesduringthesecondyearoflifeasfatislost, primarilybecauseofambulation.Theliverandkidneyreachtheirmaximumsizerelativetobodyweight by age 2, producing a “peak” in the child’s metabolism and elimination. After age 2, the ratio of the child’sliver and kidney size tobody weightsteadily decreases until adult liver andkidneyratios are reachedbyadolescence.
TABLE4.2
Age- and Pregnancy-Related Pharmacokinetic Differences in Children and Women Compared withNonpregnantAdults
GI,gastrointestinal.
OralAbsorption
Theextentofadrug’sabsorptionduringpregnancymaybealteredandinpediatricpatientscandependon a variety of factors: gastric pH, gastric and intestinal transit time, GI surface area, enzymes, microorganismflora,oranycombinationthereof.
GastricpH
BasalandstimulatedsecretionofgastricacidcontrolsthepHofthestomach.Pregnantwomenexperience areductioningastricacidsecretions(upto40%lessthaninnonpregnantwomen)aswellasanincrease ingastric mucussecretion.Together,this maylead toanincrease ingastric pH anda decrease in the
absorptionofmedicationsthatneedanacidicpHforappropriateabsorption.
The stomach pH is alkaline at birth (greater than 4) because of residual amniotic fluid and the immaturityofparietalcells.Asgastricacidisproduced,thepHfalls.Bytheendofthefirstdayoflife, thebasalandstimulatedratesareequal,althoughlowerthantheratesinadults.AnincreasedstomachpH (alkaline)adverselyaffectstheabsorptionofweaklyacidicdrugsandimprovestheabsorptionofweakly basic drugs. This phenomenon results from increased ionization of the weaklyacidic drug, producing moreionized(polar)drug,whichmovespoorlyacrossthenonpolargastricmembrane,andviceversafor weakly basic drug. For example, the bioavailability of phenobarbital (a weak acid) is decreased in neonates, infants, and young children because their alkaline gastric pH produces more ionized phenobarbital,whichcrossesthegastricmembranepoorly.
Forweaklybasicdrugs,thealkalinestomachpHincreasesthenonionizedformofthedrug,whichthen easilymovesacrossthegastricmembrane.Bythesecondyearoflife,thechild’sgastricacidoutputona perkilogrambodyweightbasisissimilartothatobservedintheadult(Deren,1971).Asaresult,gastric pHaffectsthedegreeofdrugionization,thuschangingtheamountofdrugabsorbed.
GastricEmptyingTimeandSurfaceArea
Pregnancy-induced maternal physiologic changes may affect GI function, and therefore, the oral absorptionofsomedrugsmaybealtered.OfthemanyfactorsthatcanaffectGIabsorptionofdrugs,one is the decrease in GI tract motility, especially during labor. It is believed that an increase in plasma progesterone levels causes this decrease in motility, which may delay the absorption of orally administered drugs. Another reason for decreased GI absorption may be the nausea and vomiting associatedwithincreasedprogesteronelevels thatarecommonduringthefirsttrimesterofpregnancy. Therefore,pregnantwomenmaybeadvisedtotaketheirmedicationsattimeswhennauseaisminimal.
Similarly,thegastricemptyingtimeisdelayedinbothpretermandfull-termneonatesduringthefirst24 hoursoflife.Nostudieshavebeenconductedbeyondtheimmediateneonatalperiod.Thecombinationof delayed gastric emptying time and gastroesophageal reflux can result in the regurgitation of orally administereddrugs,producingirregulardrugabsorption.Ingeneral,gastricemptyingismoreprolonged inneonatesandinfantsthaninchildren.
Thecharacteristicsofadrug’smovementthroughtheintestinescandrasticallyaffecttherateandextent ofdrug absorptionbecause mostdrugs are absorbed intheduodenum.Bothneonates andinfantshave irregular peristalsis, whichcanlead toenhanced absorption. Inaddition, the type offeeding aninfant receivescanaffectintestinaltransittime.Forinstance,thegastricemptyingtimeinbreast-fedinfantsis fasterthaninformula-fedinfants(Cavell,1981).
Therelativesizeoftheabsorptivesurfaceareaintheduodenumcansignificantlyinfluencetherateand extentofdrugabsorption.Intheyoung,thegreaterrelativesizeoftheduodenumcomparedwithadults enhancesdrugabsorption.
GastrointestinalEnzymesandMicroorganisms
The absorption of drugs that are fat soluble or carried in fat vehicles depends on lipase. Premature neonateshavelowlipaseconcentrationsandnoalphaamylase.Thereducedactivityofbileacids,lipase, alpha amylase, and protease continues until approximately age 4 months. Vitamin E absorption is decreased in neonates because of the diminished bile acid pool and biliary function; therefore, supplementationofthisvitaminmaybenecessary.
The development of theintestinal microorganism flora depends more on dietthan onage(Yaffe & Juchau,1974),whichmayaccountforthemorerapiddevelopmentofflorainbreast-fedinfantsthanin formula-fedinfants.The reductionof digoxin (Lanoxin) to inactive metabolites byanaerobic intestinal bacteriacanbeusedasa markerforthedevelopmentorchangesinintestinalflora(Lindenbaumetal.,
1981). Digoxinmetabolitesarenotdetectedinchildrenuntil 16 months,andanadult-likereductionof digoxindoesnotoccuruntilage9(Lindayetal.,1987).
RectalAbsorption
Therectalrouteofadministrationisseldomused;itusuallyisreservedforpatientswhocannottolerate oral drugs or who lack intravenous access. In rectal administration, the drug is absorbed by the hemorrhoidal veins, whicharenotpartoftheportalcirculation;therefore,itavoidsfirst-pass hepatic elimination. Unfortunately, most drugs administered by this route are erratically and incompletely absorbed. Feces in the rectum, frequent bowel movements in neonates and infants, and lack of anal sphinctermusclecontributetothepoorabsorptionprofileofdrugsadministeredrectally.
Although rectal administration may not be appropriate for routine dosing of drugs, the rectal administrationofdiazepam(DiastatAcuDial),valproicacid(Depakote),ormidazolam(Versed)hasbeen usedtocontrolseizureswhenintravenousaccesscouldnotbequicklyestablishedininfantsorchildren withstatusepilepticus(Brigoetal.,2015;Graves&Kriel,1987).
IntramuscularandSubcutaneousAbsorption
Both the characteristics of the patient and the properties of the drug influence the absorption of intramuscularlyor subcutaneouslyadministered drugs.Patientcharacteristics includeblood flow tothe muscle, muscle mass, tone, and activity.Important properties of the drug are its solubility, the pH of extracellularfluid,itseaseincrossingcapillarymembranes,andtheamountofdrugadministeredatthe injectionsite.
In pediatric patients, all the patient characteristics are highly variable. Neonates have decreased musclemass,andtheirlimitedmuscleactivitydecreasesbloodflowtoandfromthemuscle.Collectively, thesefactorsproduceerraticandpoorintramusculardrugabsorption.Onthecontrary,infantspossessa greater density of skeletal muscle capillaries than older children, allowing for more efficient drug absorption. Some drugs, such as erythromycin, can cause pain at the injectionsite andshould not be administered intramuscularly.However,manydrugs,suchasthepenicillins,reachconcentrationsinthe serum with intramuscular administration that are comparable with those achieved after intravenous administration,withminimaladverseeffects.
PercutaneousAbsorption
Anincreaseintheabsorptionofmedicationsthroughtheskinisevidentduringpregnancy.Theincreasein peripheralvasodilationandincreaseinbloodflowtotheskin(Kraemer,1997)enhancethisincreasein absorption.Becauseofanincreaseintotalbodywater,thereisincreasedwatercontentintheskin,which favorsanincreasedrateandextentofabsorptioncomparedtowater-solublemedicationslikelidocaine, whichmaybeusedasatopicalanestheticduringpregnancy(Yankowitz&Niebyl,2001).
Theabsorptionofcompoundsisinverselyrelatedtothethicknessofthestratumcorneumanddirectly relatedtohydrationoftheskin(Morsellietal.,1980).Relativetobodymass,theBSAisgreatestinthe