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Neurontin - Gabapentin

Gabapentin (Neurontin) Initially, 300 mg three times daily up to a maximum of 3600 mg daily, in divided doses3 PHN... [Pg.498]

Agents Acetaminophen or NSAID combinations with opioids Adjuncts Tricyclic antidepressants Anticonvulsants Radiopharmaceuticals (Bone pain) Acetamnophen (See above) Opioids Titrate Amitriptyline 10-50 mg Imipramine 10-50 mg NSAIDs (See above) Gabapentin (Neurontin) 3.6 g... [Pg.631]

Anticonvulsants. Finally, several antiseizure medications have been tried. These include valproic acid (Depakote, Depakene), carbamazepine (Tegretol), Lamotrig-ine (Lamictal), and gabapentin (Neurontin). The anticonvulsants are effective treatments for bipolar disorder. Their use for major depression needs to be studied further. Please refer to Section 3.4 Bipolar Disorders. [Pg.59]

Gabapentin (Neurontin). Another anticonvulsant, gabapentin, is unique among psychiatric medications in that, like lithium, it is not metabolized by the liver but... [Pg.84]

Recently, other medications have been evaluated as mood stabilizers. This includes gabapentin (Neurontin), lamotrigine (Lamictal), and topiramate (Topamax). Only lamotrigine has been shown in controlled trials to be effective in the treatment... [Pg.248]

Mood Stabiiizers. First lithium and more recently valproic acid (Depakote, Depakene), carbamazepine (Tegretol), and gabapentin (Neurontin) have been used to treat agitated dementia patients. [Pg.302]

Gabapentin (Neurontin) Lamotrigine (Lamictal) Levetiracetam (Keppra) Lorazepam (Ativan, others)... [Pg.42]

A) He has been taking gabapentin (Neurontin) for the past 2 years for a seizure disorder. [Pg.760]

Dimond, K.R., Pande, A.C., Lamoreaux, L., and Pierce, M.W. (1996) Effect of gabapentin (Neurontin) [corrected] on mood and wellbeing in patients with epilepsy. Progress in Neuropsychophar-macol Biol Psychiatry 20 407-17. [published erratum appears in Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 1996 20(6) 1081]. [Pg.324]

Gabapentin Neurontin Treatment adjunct in partial seizures in adults and children over age 3... [Pg.110]

Gabapentin [Neurontin] Adult initially, 300 mg TID. Can be gradually increased up to 3600 mg/d based on desired response. Children (3-12 years of age] Initially, 10-15 mg/kg body weight in 3 divided dosages increase over 3 days until desired effect or a maximum of 50 mg/kg/d. Developed originally as an anticonvulsant may also be helpful as an adjunct to other drugs in treating spasticity associated with spinal cord injury and multiple sclerosis. [Pg.167]

Garcia DE, Li B, Garcia-Ferreiro RE, Hernandez-Ochoa EO, Yan K, Gautam N, Catterall WA, Mackie K, Hille B (1998) G-protein beta-subunit specificity in the fast membrane-delimited inhibition of Ca2+ channels. J Neurosci 18 9163-70 Gee NS, Brown JP, Dissanayake VU, Offord J, Thurlow R, Woodruff GN (1996) The novel anticonvulsant drug, gabapentin (Neurontin), binds to the alpha2delta subunit of a calcium channel. J Biol Chem 271 5768-76... [Pg.67]

Gabapentin (= Neurontin 1 -Aminomethyl cyclohexane- carboxylic acid)] (amino alicyclic carboxylic acid) Synthetic GABAB-R agonist... [Pg.109]

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