Comparing Gabapentin vs Lidocaine
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| Gabapentin | Lidocaine |
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Prescription only
Gabapentin is an anticonvulsant with pain-relieving effects that may be used to treat certain seizure disorders or relieve nerve pain. Common side effects include dizziness or drowsiness and it may... View more |
Prescription only
Lidocaine is used as a local or regional anesthetic to prevent pain signals from being transmitted to the brain during surgical, dental, and other procedures. Lidocaine antiarrhythmic is used in the... View more |
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| More about Gabapentin | More about Lidocaine | ||||||||||||||||
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Gabapentin has an average rating of 7.1 out of 10 from a total of 2574 ratings on Drugs.com. 63% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 21% reported a negative effect. |
Lidocaine has an average rating of 5.3 out of 10 from a total of 21 ratings on Drugs.com. 43% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 48% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
View all Gabapentin side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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| Fanatrex, Gabarone, Gralise, Neurontin | Anestacaine, DentiPatch, Dilocaine, Xylocaine HCl, Xylocaine-MPF | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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6 hours |
2 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category B
No proven risk in humans
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
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A total of 270 drugs are known to interact with Gabapentin:
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A total of 558 drugs are known to interact with Lidocaine:
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December 30, 1993 |
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N/A |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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