gabapentin

Noun

Meaning

an anticonvulsant (trade name Neurontin) used to control some types of seizures in the treatment of epilepsy; also used to manage neuralgia caused by shingles

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

diazepam phenobarbital disulfiram ethosuximide alprazolam naltrexone oxazepam clonidine chlordiazepoxide phenytoin lorazepam baclofen clobazam lurasidone Neurontin

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Hypernyms

antiepileptic anticonvulsant anticonvulsant drug antiepileptic drug

Examples

Medications to combat any neuropathic pain symptoms such as shooting and stabbing pains (e.g. gabapentin or pregabalin ) would be first-line choices. Source: Internet

The officer seized Xanax bars and Gabapentin — an anti-epileptic drug. Source: Internet

Taking NSAIDs or gabapentin does not appear to be useful. Source: Internet

This decrease in bioavailability was about 10% when gabapentin was administered 2 hours after Maalox. Source: Internet

Gabapentin was involved in more than a third of Kentucky overdose deaths last year. Source: Internet

Then I saw an article in the NYT on the drug Neurontin (gabapentin). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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