Review finds little evidence to support gabapentinoid use in bipolar disorder or insomnia
The drugs gabapentin and pregabalin are sometimes prescribed for people with bipolar disorder or insomnia. Research found little evidence that they are effective. The drugs have side effects and can be addictive; the team calls for further trials.
Gabapentin and pregabalin (collectively known as gabapentinoids) are licensed in the UK to treat pain and seizures. Pregabalin is also approved for generalised anxiety disorder (when people feel constantly anxious). Both drugs can have side effects, such as drowsiness, dry mouth, dizziness, headache, fatigue and visual disturbance. They can also be addictive.
At least half of g...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - October 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gabapentin After Surgery Ups Risks in Older Adults
(MedPage Today) -- Perioperative gabapentin upped the risk of delirium, new antipsychotic use, and pneumonia in older adults after major surgery, a retrospective study showed.
Risk of delirium -- the primary outcome of the study -- was 3.4... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - September 20, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Lyrica vs. Gabapentin
Title: Lyrica vs. GabapentinCategory: MedicationsCreated: 10/31/2017 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/24/2022 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Diabetes General)
Source: MedicineNet Diabetes General - August 24, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Gabapentin's link to fatal drug overdoses draws concern
Gabapentin, a widely prescribed drug for pain, has caused such concern for its link to fatal opioid overdoses that two major federal agencies have issued warnings about the potential for abuse. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - August 8, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gabapentin Detection and Involvement in Drug Overdose Deaths Gabapentin Detection and Involvement in Drug Overdose Deaths
The findings of this study highlight the dangers of co-use of gabapentin and illicit opioids, which can lead to increased risk of respiratory depression and death.Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 5, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Emergency Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
What It Really Feels Like to Have Monkeypox
Since the global monkeypox outbreak began in May 2022, more than 22,000 cases have been confirmed in countries around the world. More than 5,000 of those cases have been recorded in the U.S., with many clustered in hotspots including New York and California. The virus, which often results in a blister-like rash and spreads through close contact, has so far predominantly affected men who have sex with men.
Even as cases tick up and monkeypox gains public attention, however, it can still be difficult to find information about testing, treatment, and vaccines. Many people who fear they are at risk or infected are left to seek...
Source: TIME: Health - August 1, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme, Angela Haupt and Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate monkeypox Source Type: news
What Does Gabapentin 100 mg Do
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Source: eMedicineHealth.com - July 26, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Gabapentin May Cut Opioid Needs for Oral Mucositis Pain During RT
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 -- For patients receiving concurrent chemoradiotherapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, higher doses of gabapentin are well tolerated and associated with delayed time to first opioid use for additional pain... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - May 23, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Notes from the Field: Trends in Gabapentin Detection and Involvement in Drug Overdose Deaths - 23 States and the District of Columbia, 2019-2020 - Mattson CL, Chowdhury F, Gilson TP.
Gabapentin is an anticonvulsant medication, which is also approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat postherpetic neuralgia, a painful complication of shingles, which results from reactivation of the varicella zoster virus.*, † Gabapentin is co... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 16, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Notes from the Field: Trends in Gabapentin Detection and Involvement in Drug Overdose Deaths - 23 States and the District of Columbia, 2019-2020
This report describes trends in gabapentin involvement in drug overdose deaths. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - May 12, 2022 Category: American Health Tags: Cause of death MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Overdose Prescription Drug Abuse Death Rates Source Type: news
Association of co-prescribing of opioid and benzodiazepine substitutes with incident falls and fractures among older adults: a cohort study - Shah R, Raji MA, Westra J, Kuo YF.
OBJECTIVE: Examine the association between the co-prescribing of opioids, benzodiazepines, gabapentinoids (pregabalin and gabapentin) and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors/serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SSRI/SNRIs) in different com... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 30, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
FDA, DEA Pushed to Make Gabapentin a Controlled Substance FDA, DEA Pushed to Make Gabapentin a Controlled Substance
A consumer watchdog group has filed a petition with the FDA and DEA demanding regulation as a way to stop abuse and diversion of the anticonvulsant gabapentin.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - March 8, 2022 Category: Neurology Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Pregabalin and gabapentin in non-opioid poisoning deaths - Kriikku P, Ojanper ä I.
Post-mortem findings of gabapentinoids have often been connected to drug abuse and especially opioid use. We aimed to investigate whether gabapentinoids have been implicated in the cause of death without the presence of opioids. In a three-year study perio... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 20, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Profile of substance misuse among adolescent and young adult gabapentinoid users: a register-based follow-up study of former adolescent psychiatric inpatients - Peltokorpi J, Hakko H, Riipinen P, Riala K.
Our study examined characteristics of adolescent and young adult study participants using gabapentinoids (gabapentin, pregabalin), with previous history of adolescent psychiatric inpatient hospitalization. Particular focus was on temporal association of ag... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 11, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
CNS - Active Polypharmacy Examined in Seniors With Dementia
Most common medication was gabapentin, which was linked to 33.0 percent of polypharmacy - days (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - March 10, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Internal Medicine, Neurology, Nursing, Pharmacy, Psychiatry, Geriatrics, Journal, Source Type: news
