The anti-seizure drug gabapentin is used to treat epilepsy, nerve pain after shingles and restless legs syndrome by affecting chemical messengers in the brain and nerves. Common side effects include ...

Receiving six or more prescriptions of the drug gabapentin for low back pain is associated with significantly increased risks of developing dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI)--29% and 85%, ...

Regular gabapentin use appeared to increase risk of dementia by 29% and mild cognitive impairment by 85%, researchers reported n the journal Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. Photo by ...

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DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 82 and take gabapentin for arthritis, but my niece takes it for anxiety. What is gabapentin all about? -- J.M. ANSWER: Gabapentin was originally approved as a drug to control ...

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A commonly taken drug for lower back pain could raise the risk of developing dementia by up to 40 per cent, concerning research suggests. Gabapentin, sold as Neurontin, was approved on the NHS in the ...

Two of the problematic drugs, pregabalin and gabapentin, have a fundamentally undocumented and often very modest ...

(HealthCentersOnline) - Women who suffer from menopausal symptoms may have an alternative to estrogen for treating hot flashes. Gabapentin, a seizure medication, was found to be as effective as ...

Sunshine Biopharma’s Canadian subsidiary, Nora Pharma has launched Gabapentin, a new generic prescription drug in the therapeutic class of anticonvulsants. Gabapentin is a generic version of Neurontin ...