Gabapentin and pregabalin, two widely used prescription drugs, are now subject to increased controls in the UK, which means they are now reclassified as class C controlled substances. These drugs are ...

Although pregabalin is mechanistically similar to gabapentin and shares similar advantages, such as a lack of pharmacokinetic interactions with other medications or enzyme induction, there are several ...

Gabapentinoids are set to become controlled drugs, after a spike in the number of related deaths and series of studies warning about the adverse effects of the medication. Home Office minister Sarah ...

Among more than 52,000 adults tracked for 10 years in U.S. healthcare claims records, chronic pain patients with six or more ...

Harry Sumnall receives and has received funding from grant awarding bodies for drug and alcohol research. He was an unpaid member of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) when the ...

Perioperative gabapentin use was associated with kidney function decline compared with pregabalin. Perioperative use of gabapentin may increase the risk for kidney function decline and chronic kidney ...

Neuropathic pain seems common today especially with the increases in diabetes and stroke. Neuropathic pain is caused by damage or injury to the nerves that transfer information between the brain and ...

In this prospective, cohort study, patients (N=18) were randomized to receive gabapentin 400-800mg 3 times daily then pregabalin 150-300mg twice daily or vice versa; each treatment regimen was taken ...

(HealthDay News) — For patients with peripheral neuropathic pain (PNP), the adjusted cost per patient is lower for treatment with pregabalin than gabapentin, according to a study published in the ...

A drug widely used to treat anxiety has "devastated" the life of a woman whose partner died after an overdose. Haley Selby said Brian Rees took pregabalin in capsules he had bought from a "mate".

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