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Generic Neurontin ® - Gabapentin 300mg

Gabapentin is a medicine that is mainly used to treat epilepsy. Gabapentin works by stabilising electrical activity in the brain.

The brain and nerves are made up of many nerve cells that communicate with each other through electrical signals. These signals must be carefully regulated for the brain and nerves to function properly. When abnormally rapid and repetitive electrical signals are released in the brain, the brain becomes over-stimulated and normal function is disturbed. This can result in seizures or fits.

Gabapentin prevents epileptic fits by preventing the excessive electrical activity in the brain. It is thought to do this by mimicking the activity of a neurotransmitter called GABA.

Neurotransmitters are natural body chemicals that are stored in nerve cells. They are involved in transmitting messages between the nerve cells. GABA is a neurotransmitter that acts as a natural 'nerve calming' agent. It helps keep the nerve activity in the brain in balance. Gabapentin is structurally similar to GABA and so is thought to mimick its action. This helps calm the nerve activity in the brain.

Gabapentin is used to prevent partial seizures, and partial seizures that spread to secondary generalised seizures.

As gabapentin stabilises electrical nerve activity, it can also be used to treat pain that occurs a result of damage to or a disturbance in the function of nerves (neuropathic pain).

What is it used for?

- Epilepsy - used for partial seizures with or without secondary generalisation. This medicine may be used on its own to treat adults and children aged 12 years and over, or as an add-on therapy for adults and children aged six years and over who are already taking other antiepileptics

- Nerve pain (neuropathic pain) in adults, for example due to diabetic neuropathy or following shingles (post-herpetic neuralgia)

- Trigeminal neuralgia, which is severe pain in the lips, gums, cheek, chin or eye caused by a disorder of the nerves in the face (unlicensed use)

Warning!

- This medicine might make you feel dizzy or sleepy and so may reduce your ability to drive or operate machinery safely. Do not drive or operate machinery until you know how this medicine affects you and you are sure it won't affect your performance.

- You should not suddenly stop taking this medicine without consulting your doctor, as this may result in your seizures or nerve pain returning or getting worse, or side effects such as anxiety, nausea, pain, sweating or difficulty sleeping. If it is decided that you should stop taking this medicine, the dose should usually be reduced gradually over at least a week. Follow the instructions given by your doctor.

- This medicine is not generally considered effective in the treatment of absence seizures.

Use with caution in

- Elderly people
- Decreased kidney function
- Diabetes

This medicine should not be used if you are allergic to one or any of its ingredients. Please inform your doctor or pharmacist if you have previously experienced such an allergy.

If you feel you have experienced an allergic reaction, stop using this medicine and inform your doctor or pharmacist immediately.

Pregnancy and breastfeeding

Certain medicines should not be used during pregnancy or breastfeeding. However, other medicines may be safely used in pregnancy or breastfeeding providing the benefits to the mother outweigh the risks to the unborn baby. Always inform your doctor if you are pregnant or planning a pregnancy, before using any medicine.

- It is very important for women with epilepsy to talk to the doctor responsible for their epilepsy treatment before becoming pregnant. Antiepileptic medicines in general are associated with an increased risk of developmental disorders and malformations in the baby. However, stopping antiepileptic treatment during pregnancy runs the risk of the mother having seizures, which can harm both the mother and the foetus. This risk may be higher than that from continuing the medication. It is important that all the risks and benefits of treatment are weighed up. Seek medical advice from your doctor.

- The safety of gabapentin for use during pregnancy has not been established. It is not recommended for use in pregnancy unless the benefits to the mother outweigh the risks to the unborn baby. Seek medical advice from your doctor.

- This medicine passes into breast milk, but the effect of this on a nursing infant is unknown. It should only be taken by mothers who are breastfeeding if the benefits to the mother outweigh any risks to the nursing infant. Seek medical advice from your doctor.

Side effects

Medicines and their possible side effects can affect individual people in different ways. The following are some of the side effects that are known to be associated with this medicine. Just because a side effect is stated here does not mean that all people using this medicine will experience that or any side effect.

- Dizziness
- Sleepiness (somnolence)
- Shaky movements and unsteady walk (ataxia)
- Gut disturbances such as dry mouth, indigestion, nausea, vomiting, constipation, diarrhoea or abdominal pain
- Changes in appetite
- Weight gain
- Swelling of the legs, ankles or face due to excess fluid retention (oedema)
- Skin reactions such as rash or itching
- Small haemorrhage (bleeding) in the skin (purpura), often seen as bruises
- Visual disturbances
- Pins and needles sensations (paraesthesia)
- Tremor or twitching
- Difficulty sleeping (insomnia)
- Headache
- Anxiety or nervousness
- Unstable moods (emotional lability)
- Confusion, loss of memory (amnesia)
- Depression
- Decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood (leucopenia)
- Impotence
- Incontinence

The side effects listed above may not include all of the side effects reported by the drug's manufacturer.

How can this medicine affect other medicines?

It is important to tell your doctor or pharmacist what medicines you are already taking, including those bought without a prescription and herbal medicines, before you start treatment with this medicine. Similarly, check with your doctor or pharmacist before taking any new medicines while taking this one, to ensure that the combination is safe.

Indigestion remedies (antacids) containing aluminium or magnesium may reduce the absorption of gabapentin from the gut. Indigestion remedies should therefore not be taken at the same time as a dose of gabapentin, or in the two hours before a dose.

It is recommended that people who are taking any antiepileptic medicines should avoid taking the herbal remedy St John's wort (Hypericum perforatum). This is because St John's wort may affect the level of antiepileptic medicines in the blood and could increase the risk of seizures.

This medicine is not known to interact significantly with other medicines. However, if it makes you feel sleepy or dizzy, this effect is likely to be increased if you take it in combination with other medicines that can cause drowsiness, in particular morphine, or with alcohol. If you are prescribed morphine in combination with gabapentin you should let your doctor know if it makes you feel sleepy, or if any drowsiness gets worse.

This medicine does not affect hormonal contraceptives such as the pill.

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