The Novel Off-Label Use For Gabapentin You Never Heard Of (Unless You Happen To Be A Veterinarian)
Gabapentin, known as Neurontin--while traditionally used for seizures--may also treat pain, thereby reducing the number of opiate prescriptions. It is also being prescribed by veterinarians off-label to reduce anxiety in pets during long plane or car rides. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - January 27, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Robert Glatter, MD, Contributor Source Type: news
What Treatment is Recommended for Common Headaches?
Discussion
Headache is pain in the scalp, forehead, orbits and temple. Facial and neck pain are usually excluded from this definition. It is a common problem with more than 6 million pediatric patients having migraine. Headaches can also have co-morbidities and more than 1 primary headache type can co-exist. The costs are high both economically and in the quality of life for the patients and families. A review of common headache types and indications for neuroimaging can be found here.
Treatment is necessarily multi-pronged. Patients should understand their diagnosis so they can understand what reasonably can be expected...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - January 15, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Doctors call for painkiller crackdown over addiction fears
More than a million Britons have been prescribed pregabalin and gabapentin to treat chronic pain and anxiety. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 7, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Neurontin Prescriptions Surge Amid Opioid Crisis Neurontin Prescriptions Surge Amid Opioid Crisis
Prescriptions for nerve pain medicines like Neurontin and Lyrica have more than tripled in recent years, driven by increased use among chronically ill older adults and patients already taking opioids, a U.S. study suggests.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medscape Today News Source Type: news
Neurontin prescriptions surge amid opioid crisis
(Reuters Health) - - Prescriptions for nerve pain medicines like Neurontin and Lyrica have more than tripled in recent years, driven by increased use among chronically ill older adults and patients already taking opioids, a U.S. study suggests. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 4, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Vulvodynia and depression - a case study - Gerhant A, Dziwota EA, Perzy ńska-Starkiewicz A, Derewianka-Polak M, Olajossy M.
The analysis of the case of vulvodynia coexisting with depression. Remission in terms of pain and affective symptoms was achieved simultaneously after including gabapentin in the treatment at a dose of 900 mg/d. Depressive disorders may constitute a risk f... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 3, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news
Intentional drug overdose involving pregabalin and gabapentin: findings from the National Self-Harm Registry Ireland, 2007-2015 - Daly C, Griffin E, Ashcroft DM, Webb RT, Perry IJ, Arensman E.
INTRODUCTION: Intentional drug overdose (IDO) is a significant public health problem. Concerns about the misuse of gabapentinoids, i.e. pregabalin and gabapentin, including their consumption in IDO have grown in recent years. This paper examines the trends... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 25, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Perioperative Gabapentin May Help Patients Stop Opioids Sooner Perioperative Gabapentin May Help Patients Stop Opioids Sooner
Perioperative administration of gabapentin won ' t curb postoperative pain, but it may help patients discontinue opioid use after surgery, researchers in California suggest.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - December 20, 2017 Category: Surgery Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news
Challenges in Minimizing Post-Surgical Opioid Use (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Gabapentin shows modest promise as alternative; better stewardship could help, too (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - December 15, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Drug May Help Surgical Patients Stop Opioids Sooner
When patients received a non-opioid medication called gabapentin before and after surgery, the need for continued opioid painkillers was reduced by 24 percent, said researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - December 13, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gabapentin May Help Surgical Patients Stop Opioids Sooner
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 13, 2017 -- Opioid painkillers after surgery can be the first step toward addiction for some patients. But a common drug might cut the amount of narcotics that patients need, a new study finds.
When patients received a non-opioid... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - December 13, 2017 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Lyrica vs. Gabapentin: Which Is Better for Pain?
Title: Lyrica vs. Gabapentin: Which Is Better for Pain?Category: MedicationsCreated: 10/31/2017 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/31/2017 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Diabetes General)
Source: MedicineNet Diabetes General - October 31, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Lyrica vs. Gabapentin: Differences between Pain Relief and Uses
Title: Lyrica vs. Gabapentin: Differences between Pain Relief and UsesCategory: MedicationsCreated: 10/31/2017 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/31/2017 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Diabetes General)
Source: MedicineNet Diabetes General - October 31, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Drug safety update: Gabapentin (Neurontin): risk of severe respiratory depression
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a drug safety update for Gabapentin... (Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News)
Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News - October 27, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
