gabapentin

IPA: gɑbɑpˈɛntɪn

noun

  • (pharmacology) An anticonvulsant drug C₉H₁₇NO₂ structurally related to gamma-aminobutyric acid that is administered orally as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial seizures.
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Examples of "gabapentin" in Sentences

  • DM-1796 is an Acuform version of gabapentin, which is an
  • It was designed as a more potent successor to gabapentin.
  • Gabapentin has been prescribed in the mental health context.
  • Gabapentin may be helpful in the treatment of essential tremor.
  • My insurance company has suggested Gabapentin as a replacement.
  • Gabapentin should not be discontinued abruptly after long term use.
  • Serum gabapentin concentrations may be measured to confirm diagnosis.
  • Gabapentin has also been used to treat some symptoms of opiate withdrawal.
  • Gabapentin has failed to distinguish itself from placebo as a mood stabilizer.
  • If the pain does not respond to amitriptyline an alternative medicine called gabapentin can be used.
  • XenoPort said the companies are discussing the next steps in development of the drug, which is formally called gabapentin enacarbil.
  • GSK and XenoPort are developing a compound called gabapentin enacarbil for the treatment of neuropathic pain associated with shingles.
  • Dr. Harry Pollett, a pain specialist in North Sydney, N.S., calls gabapentin a so-so drug with potentially serious side-effects for patients.
  • Neurontin, also known by its generic name gabapentin, is approved for use in Canada and the United States to help control epileptic seizures.
  • DM-1796 is an Acuform version of gabapentin, which is an FDA-approved immediate release pharmaceutical for the treatment of partial epilepsy and management of postherpetic neuralgia PHN.
  • (NASDAQ: AEZS, TSX: AEZ), ( "the Company") a global biopharmaceutical company focused on endocrine therapy and oncology, trial demonstrating DM-1796 (also referred to as gabapentin ER) achieved
  • What probably has XenoPort shareholders so irked is the fact that this drug seemed like a shoe-in; it's been on the market for years in generic form under the name gabapentin and prior to that was marketed by PFE).
  • ~ Gabapentin Shown Effective For Fibromyalgia Pain -- "New research supported by the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases NIAMS shows that the anticonvulsant medication gabapentin, which is used for certain types of seizures, can be an effective treatment for the pain and other symptoms associated with the common, often hard-to-treat chronic pain disorder, fibromyalgia."

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