Skip to main content

Gabapentin News

Gabapentinoid Meds Don't Increase Suicide Risk

THURSDAY, May 1, 2025 — A class of drugs used to treat epilepsy, nerve pain and anxiety do not appear to increase a person’s risk of self-harm, a major new study says. Gabapentinoids – which include g...

Gabapentin Doesn't Increase Fall Risk, Study Suggests

THURSDAY, Jan. 9, 2025 – A pain-relieving medication might be safer for seniors than first thought. A new study published Jan. 7 in the Annals of Internal Medicine says Gabapentin is widely used to...

Incident Gabapentin Use Not Linked to Increase in Falls Versus Duloxetine

TUESDAY, Jan. 7, 2025 – Incident use of gabapentin is not associated with an increase in fall-related hospital visits compared with duloxetine use, according to a study published online Jan. 7 in...

Gabapentinoid Use Tied to Higher Risk for Hip Fractures

MONDAY, Nov. 18, 2024 – Gabapentinoid use is associated with an increased risk for hip fractures, according to a study published online Nov. 13 in JAMA Network Open. Miriam T.Y. Leung, from the ...

FDA Medwatch Alert: FDA Warns About Serious Breathing Problems with Seizure and Nerve Pain Medicines Gabapentin (Neurontin, Gralise, Horizant) and Pregabalin (Lyrica, Lyrica CR) in Patients with Respiratory Risk Factors

December 19, 2019 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning that serious breathing difficulties may occur in patients using gabapentin (Neurontin, Gralise, Horizant) or pregabalin...

GSK and XenoPort Receive FDA Approval for Horizant for Postherpetic Neuralgia

LONDON & RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. & SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 7, 2012 - GlaxoSmithKline plc and XenoPort, Inc. announced today that the United States (US) Food and Drug...

Depomed Announces US Food and Drug Administration Approval of Gralise (gabapentin) Once-Daily Tablets for Treatment of Post-Herpetic Neuralgia

MENLO PARK, Calif., Jan 28, 2011 - --Depomed, Inc. today announced that US FDA has approved Gralise (gabapentin) Tablets for once-daily treatment of post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN), which is pain...

Ask a question

To post your own question to our community, sign in or create an account.

Further information

Related condition support groups

Back Pain, Anxiety, Alcohol Dependence, Alcohol Withdrawal, Persisting Pain, Shingles, Postherpetic Neuralgia, Epilepsy, Benign Essential Tremor, Bipolar Disorder, view more... Burning Mouth Syndrome, Chronic Pain, Cough, Diabetic Neuropathy, Diabetic Nerve Damage, Fibromyalgia, Hot Flashes, Hyperhidrosis, Insomnia, Migraine, Nausea / Vomiting - Chemotherapy Induced, Neuropathic Pain, Pain, Periodic Limb Movement Disorder, Peripheral Neuropathy, Postmenopausal Symptoms, Pruritus, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome, Restless Legs Syndrome, Seizures, Spondylolisthesis, Transverse Myelitis, Trigeminal Neuralgia

Related drug support groups

Neurontin

Gabapentin patient information at Drugs.com