GABA Analog

3 Drugs classified under this drug class

GABA Analog. Gabapentin 300 mg, 400 mg.
CAPS: 100 x 300 mg, 400 mg. With/out
food with full glass water. Titrate over a
few days to max. dose of 1,800 mg dly
in 3 div. doses. Discont. grad. over min.
of 1 wk. See lit.
Adjunct. tmt. partial seizures with/out
second. generalizat. in adults with epilepsy. Tmt. neuropath. pain in diabet.
neuropathy, post-herpetic neuropathy
(neuralgia).
C/I: Hypersens. See lit.

GABA Analog. Gabapentin 300, 400,.
CAPS: 100 x 300 mg, 400 mg. Titrate. to max. 900-1,800 mg dly in 3 div. doses with/without food. To minimize S/E. Day 1: 300 mg at bedt. Day 2: 300 mg 2 xdly; Day 3: 300 mg 3 x dly, not more than 12 hrs apart. Can incr. by 300 mg/ dly in 3 div. doses to max. 1800 mg/ day. To discont.,decr. orsubstit: Grad. over min. 1 wk. Elderly: Adjust as reqd. See lit.
As adjunct.ther. in the tmt. of part. seizures
with and without second. generaliz. in adults
with epilepsy. – Tmt. of neuropath. pain in
diab. neuropat. orpostherpeticneuropat.(neuralgia).
C/I: Hypersens.

GABA Analog. Gabapentin 300 mg, 400 mg.
CAPS: 100 x 300 mg, 400 mg.
Init. titr. adult. & adolesc. aged >12
yrs.: 1st day -300mg ×1/d., 2nd day
-300mg ×2/d, 3rd day- 300mg ×3/d.
Epilepsy: Adult. & adolesc.: 900 to
3600 mg/d. See lit.
Neurop. pain: Adults: the start. dose is
900 mg/d given as three equally divid.
doses. Thereafter, based on individ. pt.
response and tolerab., the dose can be
further incr. in 300 mg/d increm. every
2-3 days up to a max. dose of 3600
mg/d. See lit.
Epilepsy: as adjunct. ther.in the tmt. of
partial seizures with and without
second. generalizat. in adult. and
adolesc.(age 12 and up) with epilepsy.
Tmt. of neuropath. pain in diab.
neuropath. or post-herpetic neuropathy
(neuralgia) in adults.
C/I: Hypersens.