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• n  an anticonvulsant (trade name Neurontin) used to control some types of seizures in the treatment of epilepsy; also used to manage neuralgia caused by shingles

• It's a drug called gabapentin, okayed in 1993 to treat seizures but commonly used for relief from migraines and chronic pain.
• So she has seen physiatrists and had physical therapy, epidural injections, nerve medications (gabapentin), pain medications (always a dangerous sign) and of course, anti .

• Neurontin

News & Articles

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• XenoPort Announces Inclusion of Horizant (Gabapentin Enacarbil) in Guidelines for Long-Term Treatment of Restless Legs ...
  XenoPort, Inc. announced today the inclusion of gabapentin enacarbil, the active ingredient in Horizant® Extended-Release Tablets, as a first-line therapy in new treatment guidelines created by the Task Force of the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group .
  July 23, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
• XenoPort announce inclusion of Horizant in new treatment guidelines
  XenoPort announced the inclusion of gabapentin enacarbil, the active ingredient in Horizant Extended-Release Tablets, as a first-line therapy in new treatment guidelines created by the Task Force of the ...
  July 23, 2013 - Theflyonthewall.com via Yahoo! Finance

Quotes

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• Ben Barres in RedOrbit
  It's a bit scary that a drug that can so powerfully block synapse formation is being used in pregnant women,Barres said. "This potential effect on fetal brains needs to be taken seriously. Right now, doctors have the view that gabapentin...