Gabapentin prescriptions for chronic back pain were linked to higher dementia and cognitive impairment risk. Risks were especially high for chronic back pain patients ages 35 to 64. The study ...

Gabapentin didn't appear to show a greater risk of falls after older adults started using it. The analysis compared new gabapentin users versus new duloxetine users. Patients with diabetic neuropathy, ...

Gabapentin, typically used for seizures and nerve pain, is sometimes prescribed off-label to help prevent migraine by calming nerve impulses in the brain. The effectiveness of gabapentin for migraine ...

Experts say gabapentin is now being mixed with other opioids in an apparent effort to get a stronger “high.” Share on Pinterest Gabapentin, a prescription medication primarily used to treat seizures ...

New research questioned old assumptions ...

If you've ever experienced nerve pain, you know that typical pain meds like acetaminophen or ibuprofen, frankly, don't cut it. That's because nerve pain—often described as a burning, prickling, or ...

Adults hospitalized for ischemic stroke who started gabapentin within 30 days of discharge often received a gabapentin prescription for at least a year, an analysis of Medicare claims showed. Among ...

Some experts say that gabapentin may have a role to play in reducing symptoms of alcohol withdrawal syndrome and promoting abstinence. However, this is an off-label use of the drug. Gabapentin is an ...

Gabapentin is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of epilepsy and postherpetic neuralgia. [1] It is often prescribed off-label for other pain syndromes, anxiety and ...

ATHENS, Ohio — On April 5, Ciera Smith sat in a car parked on the gravel driveway of the Rural Women’s Recovery Program here with a choice to make: go to jail or enter treatment for her addiction.

On 28 June 2017, Kaiser Health News reported on an apparent increase in abuse of gabapentin (brand name Neurontin) in Ohio and across the nation in a story that saw wide syndication in USA Today, STAT ...