Gabapentin, one of the most commonly prescribed painkillers in the UK, has come under renewed attention after an NHS alert ...

Most prescriptions for the medication gabapentin are for unapproved uses -- and many patients end up taking it along with drugs that create potentially dangerous interactions. That's the conclusion of ...

A report of a vehicle entering and exiting Tierra Linda Drive numerous times on Thursday led to the arrests of two Frankfort women on drug charges. Frankfort police were called to the neighborhood at ...

ALBANY — Efforts to classify a controversial opioid enhancer as a controlled substance in New York stalled shortly after state Sen. Gustavo Rivera took over leadership of his chamber’s Health ...

In huge numbers, older people are taking gabapentin for a variety of conditions, including itching, alcohol dependence and sciatica. “It’s crazy,” one expert said. By Paula Span Mary Peart, 67, a ...

A new drug, crisugabalin, has been approved in other countries but is not yet available in the United States. It has shown ...

Prescriptions for gabapentin have surged over the past decade, making the drug the fifth most dispensed medication nationwide in 2024, despite growing safety concerns for older adults, according to ...

Neurontin (Gabapentin) is an anticonvulsant medication that is also used to treat nerve pain. The FDA-approved pill is a non-narcotic medication thought by experts to have a low abuse profile. RELATED ...

WASHINGTON — There are three FDA-approved drugs for treating alcohol use disorder. But a different medication, one frequently used off-label for the condition, could provide greater benefit to ...

A small molecule alleviates four different types of acute and chronic pain in rodents, so far with none of the side effects associated with widely prescribed non-opioid painkiller gabapentin. In an ...