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ArticleClinical pharmacokinetics2023

Cannabidiol Exposure Through Maternal Marijuana Use: Predictions in Breastfed Infants.

Cindy H T Yeung, Kerri A Bertrand, Brookie M Best, Edmund Capparelli, Christina D Chambers, Dagmar M Hajducek, Abdullah Hamadeh, Shinya Ito, Jeremiah D Momper, Andrea N Edginton

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Article in Clinical pharmacokinetics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. The Current State of Unapproved Cannabidiol Product Use in Children.The journal of pediatric pharmacology and therapeutics : JPPT : the official journal of PPAG · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Cindy H T YeungDivision of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2334-6376
Kerri A BertrandDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.
Brookie M BestDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.
Edmund CapparelliDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.
Christina D ChambersDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.
Dagmar M HajducekSchool of Pharmacy, University of Waterloo, 10 Victoria St S A, Kitchener, ON, N2G 1C5, Canada.
Abdullah HamadehSchool of Pharmacy, University of Waterloo, 10 Victoria St S A, Kitchener, ON, N2G 1C5, Canada.
Shinya ItoDivision of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Jeremiah D MomperSkaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.
Andrea N EdgintonSchool of Pharmacy, University of Waterloo, 10 Victoria St S A, Kitchener, ON, N2G 1C5, Canada. aedginto@uwaterloo.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9014-1653
University of California San Diego · USUniversity of Waterloo · CAHospital for Sick Children · CAUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

UC San Diego Clinical and Translational Research InstituteUL1TR001442 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI FIRESTEIN, GARY S, HOGARTH, MICHAEL · 2015 to 2024
$88.3M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001442
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectiveKnowledge about exposure to cannabidiol (CBD) in breastfed infants can provide an improved understanding of potential risk. The aim was to predict CBD exposure in breastfed infants from mothers taking CBD and CBD-containing products.

methodsCannabidiol concentrations in milk previously attained from data collected through an existing human milk research biorepository were used to simulate infant doses and identify subgroups. A developed pediatric physiologically based pharmacokinetic model produced virtual breastfed infants administered the simulated CBD doses. Predicted breastfed infant exposures and upper area under the curve ratios were compared to the lowest therapeutic dose for approved indications in children.

resultsThe existing human milk research biorepository contained 200 samples from 181 unique breastfeeding mothers for whom self-reported administration data and CBD concentrations had previously been measured. Samples that were above the lower limit of quantification with only one maternal administration type revealed that administration type, i.e., joint/blunt or edible versus oil or pipe, resulted in significantly different subgroups in terms of milk concentrations. Resulting simulated infant doses (ng/kg) were described by lognormal distributions with geometric means and geometric standard deviations: 0.61 ± 2.41 all concentrations, 0.10 ± 0.37 joint/blunt or edible, and 2.23 ± 8.15 oil or pipe. Doses administered to breastfed infants had exposures magnitudes lower than exposures in children aged 4-11 years administered the lowest therapeutic dose for approved indications, and low upper area under the curve ratios.

conclusionsBased on real-world use, breastfeeding infants are predicted to receive very small exposures of CBD through milk. Studies examining adverse reactions will provide further insight into potential risk.

Indexed as

CannabidiolMarijuana UseBreast FeedingChildFemaleHumansInfantMilk, HumanCannabidiol

Identifiers

PMID37735347
PMCPMC10659070
OpenAlexW4386916058

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