CPT: Pharmacometrics & Systems Pharmacology • June 2022
Gerhart JG, Carreno FO, Ford JL, Edginton AN, Perrin EM, Watt KM, Muller WJ, Atz AM, Al-Uzri A, Delmore P, Gonzalez D; on behalf of the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act – Pediatric Trials Network Steering Committee
Children with obesity are commonly prescribed the opioids fentanyl and methadone, and accurate dosing is critical to reducing the risk of serious adverse events associated with overexposure. However, there is limited information to guide fentanyl and methadone dosing in these children. This study addresses the clinical knowledge gap using physiologically-based pharmacokinetic models of fentanyl and methadone developed in adults and scaled to children with and without obesity to explore the interplay of obesity, age, and pharmacogenomics.