NOUN
- 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
How To Use gabapentin In A Sentence
- I have recently read that gabapentin can successfully treat inflammatory disorders of the nerves. Times, Sunday Times
- But, fortunately, there's a med (gabapentin), and there's physical therapy, which combined have delivered me to Level 5, where I write from now and where the pain, pardon the doggerel, is more reminding than blinding. Carla Seaquist: A Trek Through Cancer
- If the pain does not respond to amitriptyline an alternative medicine called gabapentin can be used. Health News from Medical News Today
- Like Neurontin (gabapentin), Lyrica (Pregablin) is an antiepilepsy drug (AED) that modulates calcium channels to dampen the excitability of nerve endings and seizure activity. AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed
- Your leg pain may be caused by nerve irritation, since the painkiller gabapentin is often prescribed for this. The Sun
- The most useful drugs are anticonvulsants, especially gabapentin and carbamazepine, and tricyclic antidepressants, especially amitriptyline.
- The most useful drugs are anticonvulsants, especially gabapentin and carbamazepine, and tricyclic antidepressants, especially amitriptyline.
- For example, the liquid form of gabapentin contains xylitol, which is toxic to dogs. Dr. Karen Becker: Treating Seizure Disorders in Pets
- Dr. Harry Pollett, a pain specialist in North Sydney, N.S., calls gabapentin a so-so drug with potentially serious side-effects for patients. WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
- Drugs to treat neuropathic pain are usually of some benefit , including gabapentin, carbamazepine, and amitriptyline.
