Drug Interactions between gabapentin and Horizant
This report displays the potential drug interactions for the following 2 drugs:
- gabapentin
- Horizant (gabapentin enacarbil)
Interactions between your drugs
No interactions were found between gabapentin and Horizant. However, this does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider.
gabapentin
A total of 270 drugs are known to interact with gabapentin.
- Gabapentin is in the drug class gamma-aminobutyric acid analogs.
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Gabapentin is used to treat the following conditions:
- Alcohol Use Disorder (off-label)
- Alcohol Withdrawal (off-label)
- Anxiety (off-label)
- Back Pain
- Benign Essential Tremor (off-label)
- Bipolar Disorder (off-label)
- Burning Mouth Syndrome (off-label)
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (off-label)
- Chronic Kidney Disease-Associated Pruritus (off-label)
- Chronic Pain
- Cluster-Tic Syndrome (off-label)
- Cough (off-label)
- Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (off-label)
- Epilepsy
- Erythromelalgia (off-label)
- Fibromyalgia (off-label)
- Hiccups (off-label)
- Hot Flashes (off-label)
- Hyperhidrosis (off-label)
- Insomnia (off-label)
- Lhermitte's Sign (off-label)
- Migraine (off-label)
- Nausea/Vomiting, Chemotherapy Induced (off-label)
- Neuropathic Pain (off-label)
- Occipital Neuralgia (off-label)
- Pain (off-label)
- Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (off-label)
- Peripheral Neuropathy (off-label)
- Postherpetic Neuralgia
- Postmenopausal Symptoms (off-label)
- Primary Orthostatic Tremor (off-label)
- Pruritus (off-label)
- Pudendal Neuralgia (off-label)
- Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome (off-label)
- Restless Legs Syndrome (off-label)
- Seizures
- Small Fiber Neuropathy (off-label)
- Spondylolisthesis (off-label)
- Syringomyelia (off-label)
- Transverse Myelitis (off-label)
- Trigeminal Neuralgia (off-label)
- Vulvodynia (off-label)
Horizant
A total of 270 drugs are known to interact with Horizant.
- Horizant is in the drug class gamma-aminobutyric acid analogs.
- Horizant is used to treat the following conditions:
Drug and food interactions
gabapentin food
Applies to: gabapentin and Horizant (gabapentin enacarbil)
Alcohol can increase the nervous system side effects of gabapentin such as dizziness, drowsiness, and difficulty concentrating. Some people may also experience impairment in thinking and judgment. You should avoid or limit the use of alcohol while being treated with gabapentin. Do not use more than the recommended dose of gabapentin, and avoid activities requiring mental alertness such as driving or operating hazardous machinery until you know how the medication affects you. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions or concerns.
Therapeutic duplication warnings
Therapeutic duplication is the use of more than one medicine from the same drug category or therapeutic class to treat the same condition. This can be intentional in cases where drugs with similar actions are used together for demonstrated therapeutic benefit. It can also be unintentional in cases where a patient has been treated by more than one doctor, or had prescriptions filled at more than one pharmacy, and can have potentially adverse consequences.
Gaba analogs
Therapeutic duplication
The recommended maximum number of medicines in the 'GABA analogs' category to be taken concurrently is usually one. Your list includes two medicines belonging to the 'GABA analogs' category:
- gabapentin
- Horizant (gabapentin enacarbil)
Note: In certain circumstances, the benefits of taking this combination of drugs may outweigh any risks. Always consult your healthcare provider before making changes to your medications or dosage.
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Drug Interaction Classification
| Highly clinically significant. Avoid combinations; the risk of the interaction outweighs the benefit. | |
| Moderately clinically significant. Usually avoid combinations; use it only under special circumstances. | |
| Minimally clinically significant. Minimize risk; assess risk and consider an alternative drug, take steps to circumvent the interaction risk and/or institute a monitoring plan. | |
| No interaction information available. |
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