Prescriptions for the nerve-pain drug have doubled in 15 years as doctors moved away from opioids and benzodiazepines.• ...

In January 2025, we reported that some adverse events associated with gabapentin (Neurontin) may have been overestimated.

Most prescriptions for the medication gabapentin are for unapproved uses -- and many patients end up taking it along with drugs that create potentially dangerous interactions. That's the conclusion of ...

Gabapentin is a prescription anticonvulsant used for seizures and nerve pain, sold under names like Neurontin and Gralise, ...

A painkiller used for lower back pain could be linked to a higher risk of dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI), according to new research. The study, published online in the journal Regional ...

Some gabapentin oral solutions, a medication for seizures, restless legs syndrome and shingles, are currently in shortage, according to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Three ...

Many of the prescription drugs that are commonly abused or misused are brands most people have heard of. Painkillers, also known as opioids, are the most frequently abused ones, per data from the New ...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan is listing a drug commonly used to treat nerve pain and seizures as a controlled substance, a step intended to fight the opioid epidemic. The state Department of ...

HEALTH officials have issued an urgent addiction warning over three common pain and anxiety drugs. UK medicines watchdog the ...

Purpose. A case of apparent gabapentin withdrawal symptoms after discontinuation of gabapentin therapy is reported. Summary. A 53-year-old woman had coffee ground emesis, a two-day history of black ...

BRISTOL - A medication just added to Virginia's prescription monitoring program, or PMP, is now the number one dispensed drug on that list. Pharmacists in Virginia noticed an alarming rise in the the ...

Harry Sumnall receives and has received funding from grant awarding bodies for drug and alcohol research. He was an unpaid member of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) when the ...