Gabapentin is a structural analogue of the inhibitory neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) that was first approved for use in the United States in 1993. It was originally developed as a novel anti-epileptic for the treatment of certain types of seizures - today it is also widely used to treat neuropathic pain. Gabapentin has some stark advantages ...
In the United States, gabapentin is officially indicated for the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia in adults and for the adjunctive treatment of partial-onset seizures, with or without secondary generalization, in patients 3 years of age and older. In Europe, gabapentin is indicated for adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial-onset seizures, with or...
Medical University of South Carolina - Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Dept of Anaesthesia, Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen, Hvidovre, Denmark
Dept. of Anaesthesia, Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen, Hvidovre, Denmark
University of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California, United States
Danish Pain Research Center, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
Pfizer Investigational Site, Overland Park, Kansas, United States
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