Table 2: Maximum Recommended Pediatric Gabapentin Dosages
Treatment Indication | Drug Name | Dosage Form/Strength | Maximum Recommended Dosage |
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Partial seizures with/without secondary generalized tonic-clonic seizures | gabapentin (Neurontin®, generics) | 100 mg, 300 mg, 400 mg immediate-release (IR) capsules 600 mg, 800 mg IR tablet 250 mg/5 mL, 300 mg/ 6 mL oral solution |
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- +Doses up to 50 mg/kg/day have been well tolerated in an extended clinical trial.
- *Doses of 3600 mg/day have also been well tolerated in small numbers of patients for abbreviated treatment durations.