Drugs for blood pressure and seizures among treatments recommended for essential tremor
... propranolol and primidone. The anti-seizure drugs gabapentin (as monotherapy) and topiramate are also recommended. "Side effects can accompany each of these medications," said Zesiewicz. "If side effects become too adverse, doctors and patients can discuss other drug options." There is modest evidence to recom...New guidelines: Common drugs can calm essential tremor
... propranolol and primidone. The anti-seizure drugs gabapentin (as monotherapy) and topiramate were also recommended. The panel found modest evidence to recommend injections of botulinum toxin A for limb, head, or voice tremors. Surgery can be recommended if drug therapy is ineffective for limb tremors. Deep bra...Report describes potential problem with new drug for seizures, pain
...enly stopping AEDs. Pregabalin is very similar to gabapentin (Neurontin), an antiepileptic drug already in wide use for various conditions. Although it is not yet on the market, pregabalin has now received preliminary FDA approval to treat neuropathic pain and seizure disorders, and it is expected to be widel...Antidepressants should be first-line approach for nerve tissue pain
...thic pain treatment. After examining 15 studies of gabapentin that consisted of nearly 1,500 participants, the researchers found its effectiveness to be comparable to carbamazepine. Gabapentin has fewer side effects than carbamazepine so it may be a good choice for some, but it's more expensive, and cheaper tre...Vol. 42, No. 5 JRRD tipsheet: Focus on spinal cord injury and prosthetics
...sidual limb pain were randomly assigned to receive gabapentin or placebo and later crossed over to the other tre...eported a meaningful decrease in pain while taking gabapentin compared with about one-fifth who reported a meaningful decrease in pain while taking the placebo. ...Some nonhormonal therapies may offer relief from hot flashes, but with possible adverse effects
...faxine, fluoxetine and citalopram], clonidine, and gabapentin in reducing the frequency and severity of menopaus...well supported. The SSRIs or SNRIs, clonidine, and gabapentin provide some evidence of efficacy. However, effects are less than those for estrogen therapy, few tr...Doctors widely prescribe drugs without adequate scrutiny, Stanford scientist finds
...y before such a rating is assigned. The medication gabapentin was prescribed off-label most frequently-about 83 ...g the indication. As of 2001, the FDA had approved gabapentin as an anticonvulsant and as a pain-reliever for patients with shingles. Scientific evidence supporte...Gabapentin cools hot flashes as well as estrogen
...trics and Gynecology journal that the seizure drug gabapentin is as effective as estrogen, which used to be the ...The latest Rochester study is the first to compare gabapentin and estrogen head-to-head against a placebo. Although it showed a substantial placebo effect similar...Drug company sales visits influenced doctors, study finds
...any representatives advocating the use of the drug gabapentin led to doctors stating that they intended to incre...authors of the study. At the time of the visits, gabapentin was approved only for secondary treatment of a certain form of epilepsy. Off-label uses included tre...Did drug reps encourage doctors to prescribe gabapentin for nonapproved uses?
...suit, it was alleged that Parke-Davis had promoted gabapentin for many non-approved uses. (The company that subs... relevant period of time, the only approved use of gabapentin was for treatment of partial seizures in adults with epilepsy, in combination with other drugs. Howe...Nonhormonal drug reduces hot flashes in men treated for prostate cancer
... ), Mayo Clinic investigators report that the drug gabapentin reduced the frequency and the intensity of hot fla...androgen deprivation therapy. The men who received gabapentin reported fewer side effects than those receiving a placebo tablet, the researchers say. Many men u...