gabapentin

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A synthetic analogue of the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid with anticonvulsant activity. Although its exact mechanism of action is unknown, gabapentin appears to inhibit excitatory neuron activity. This agent also exhibits analgesic properties. NCI Thesaurus | gabapentin

A synthetic analogue of the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid with anticonvulsant activity. Although its exact mechanism of action is unknown, gabapentin appears to inhibit excitatory neuron activity. This agent also exhibits analgesic properties.



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Personal Health A Chance Find, and Voilà! Goodbye, Hot Flashes. ... Mar 27, 2006
New York Times, The drug, best known by its trade name, Neurontin, but now prescribed generically as gabapentin, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1994 to ...

Stocks Under $10 Weekly Summary Mar 31, 2006
TheStreet.com (subscription), ...for diabetes and Proquin for urinary tract infections -- and should release phase III data from a trial on a generic version of pain drug Gabapentin in the ...

XenoPort Announces Presentation of XP13512 Data at the American ... Mar 29, 2006
Yahoo! News (press release) XP13512 is a Transported Prodrug of gabapentin, a drug that has been sold by Pfizer Inc as Neurontin since 1993 and is currently sold as a generic drug by a ...

Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development: Focus On ... Mar 28, 2006
Medical News Today (press release), Gabapentin provides minimal relief for chronic phantom limb and residual limb pain, pg. 645. Gabapentin, a popular treatment for ...

DepoMed up on favorable coverage start Mar 20, 2006
BusinessWeek ...target of $12, based on the company's two FDA-approved products and a potential $1 billion drug moving through late-stage clinical trials with Gabapentin GR. ...

Second opinion: 'odd' ways to bring an end to agony Mar 21, 2006
Telegraph.co.uk, ...day. Besides generous doses of morphine she was taking the powerful painkiller Tylenol Extra and 3600mgs daily of Gabapentin. Like ...

Depomed and Madaus Srl Announce Acceptance of the Application for ... Mar 29, 2006
Genetic Engineering News, ...and Canada. The company completed a Phase II trial in post herpetic neuralgia with its product, Gabapentin GR. Additional information ...

Depomed to Present at CIBC Annual Biotechnology and Specialty ... Mar 30, 2006
Genetic Engineering News, ...and Canada. The company completed a Phase II trial in postherpetic neuralgia with its product, Gabapentin GR. Additional information ...

Gaps in GP epilepsy care Mar 23, 2006
Irish Health, It was found that GP awareness of the newer AEDs was variable, with gabapentin and lamotrigine having the highest GP awareness rates. ...

Extended Pregabalin Treatment Reduces Severity of Anxiety Symptoms ... Mar 27, 2006
DG News ADAA). Pregabalin is a 3-substituted analogue of gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA) related to the antiepileptic drug gabapentin. Both ...

Chronic pain: When no physical cause can be found Mar 16, 2006
MayoClinic.com Seizure drugs such as gabapentin (Neurontin) or carbamazepine (Tegretol) may relieve some types of chronic pain as well. Injection therapy. ...

Stocks Under $10 Weekly Summary Mar 24, 2006
TheStreet.com (subscription), ...coverage, but investors are waiting for news on the company's soon-to-be- launched phase III trial for a generic version of blockbuster pain drug Gabapentin. ...

Stocks Under $10 Weekly Summary Mar 17, 2006
TheStreet.com (subscription), ...patient enrollment in a phase III trial and a partnership with a large pharmaceutical company for DepoMed's generic version of pain treatment Gabapentin. ...

Restless legs or shaky legs: Conditions incongruent Mar 5, 2006
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, ...the population. Anticonvulsant medications such as valproic acid (Depakote) and gabapentin (Neurontin) can provide some relief. In ...

The Development of the Self in the Era of the Internet and Role ... Mar 10, 2006
Am J Psychiatry (subscription) ...and had tried a number of different medications, including sertraline, fluoxetine, mirtazapine, olanzapine, aripiprazole, gabapentin, alprazolam and—most ...

Stocks Under $10 Weekly Summary Mar 3, 2006
TheStreet.com (subscription), In addition, the company has a generic version of Pfizer's (PFE:NYSE) blockbuster pain treatment Gabapentin in phase III trials. ...

Stocks Under $10 Weekly Summary Mar 10, 2006
TheStreet.com (subscription), ...in product revenue for the quarter, so the focus will be on the company's ongoing clinical trials for a generic version of the pain drug Gabapentin, which is ...

New treatments subsidised for acne, pain Feb 27, 2006
Scoop.co.nz (press release), ...added to the Pharmaceutical Schedule in moves which have also seen oxycodone and fentanyl patches added for general pain relief, and gabapentin subsidised for ...

Depomed Files Shelf Registration Statement 21 Dec 2005
Genetic Engineering News, Canada. The company is also conducting a Phase II trial in post herpetic neuralgia with their product, Gabapentin GR. Additional ...

Dear Subscriber to TheStreet.com Stocks Under $10, Nov 29, 2005
TheStreet.com (subscription), Phase II data for Gabapentin GR, an extended-release version of Pfizer's blockbuster Neurontin drug for epilepsy and pain, is expected in 2006, and the analyst ...

Depomed, Biovail Revise Partnership Agreement for Development ... Dec 13, 2005
CCNMatthews (press release), ...and Canada. The company is also conducting a Phase II trial in post herpetic neuralgia with its product, Gabapentin GR. Additional ...

Restless Legs Syndrome Fact Sheet Dec 14, 2005
Community Dispatch (press release) Anticonvulsants such as carbamazepine and gabapentin are also useful for some patients, as they decrease the sensory disturbances (creeping and crawling ...

Depomed Names Jeff P. Miller Vice President, Regulatory Affairs ... Dec 6, 2005
Genetic Engineering News, His contributions will be increasingly important as we pursue late stage development and eventual approval for our Gabapentin GR product and as we build our ...

XenoPort Partners Asian Rights To Lead Product With Astellas Dec 1, 2005
BioWorld Online (subscription), XP13512, a Transported Prodrug of gabapentin, is a new chemical entity designed to improve the pharmacokinetics and therapeutic benefits of gabapentin, a ...

XenoPort and Astellas Enter a License Agreement on XP13512 in ... Nov 30, 2005
Yahoo! News (press release) XP13512 is a Transported Prodrug(TM) of gabapentin. XP13512 is a new chemical entity that is designed by XenoPort to improve the ...

Oxcarbazepine Effective in Pediatric Nocturnal Frontal Lobe ... Dec 9, 2005
DG News ...made, the children, whose ages ranged from 4 to 13, were started on antiepileptic drugs other than OXC (phenytoin, valproic acid, gabapentin, and levetiracetam ...

Ask the Clinician: Answers to Readers' Questions Dec 12, 2005
About - News & Issues, ...for years. They are debilitating and nothing has seemed to help. She is currently taking gabapentin and Vicoprofen. They occurred ...

Medical Edge: Medicine, behavior play migraine treatment roles Dec 13, 2005
NewsOK.com (subscription), Some antiseizure drugs (such as gabapentin and topiramate) that are used to treat epilepsy also seem to prevent migraine headaches. ...

ENCEPHALOPATHY AND HYPERAMMONEMIA ASSOCIATED WITH VALPROIC ACID Dec 7, 2005
The Journal of Pharmacy Technology Within 24 hours, the ammonia level returned to normal and he was able to be aroused. His antiseizure medication was changed to gabapentin. ...

Thursday, Nov. 17 police beat Nov 18, 2005
Tahlequah Daily Press, Gandy told officers bottles of Prozac, Diazepam, Gabapentin, Oxycodone and Omeperzole, each with about 40 pills, had been taken from her home. ...

Japan's Astellas in licensing deal for US XenoPort's painkiller ... Nov 30, 2005
Forbes XP13512 is a new chemical entity that is designed by XenoPort to improve the pharmacokinetics and therapeutic benefits of gabapentin. ...

Astellas to exclusively market XenoPort's pain relief drug in Asia Dec 1, 2005
Japan Today, ...said. The prospective drug will be an improved version of gabapentin, a medication for treating epileptic seizures and nerve pain.

Astellas Pharma, XenoPort Conclude Licensing Agreement for XP13512 ... Dec 1, 2005
Japan Corporate News (press release), XP13512 is a new chemical entity that is a Transported Prodrug of gabapentin, an agent indicated for the treatment of seizure and neuropathic pain. ...

Astellas, XenoPort ink sales pact Dec 1, 2005
The Japan Times, The prospective drug is an improved version of gabapentin, a medication used in the treatment of epileptic seizures and nerve pain. ...

LePharmacy.com Distributes Award Winning ALS Documentary ... Nov 28, 2005
PR Web (press release), ...will distribute free DVD’s of an award winning documentary to their customers living with ALS who purchase low cost Rilutek, Gabapentin, Baclofen, Allegra D ...

Booster shot Dec 4, 2005
Economic Times, While the company is starting to diversify its products portfolio, notably with products such as Isradipine, Gabapentin and Olanzapine, the dependence on these ...


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