News tagged with neurontin
Gabapentin
Gabapentin (brand names Fanatrex, Gabarone, Gralise, Neurontin, Nupentin) is a pharmaceutical drug, specifically a GABA analogue. It was originally developed for the treatment of epilepsy, and currently is also used to relieve neuropathic pain. There are, however, concerns regarding the quality of the trials conducted.
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Review: Reports on Pfizer drug studies misleading
(AP) -- Analysis of a dozen published studies testing possible new uses for a Pfizer Inc. epilepsy drug found that reporting of the results was often fudged, indicating the medicine worked better than internal company documents ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 11, 2009 |
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Study May Explain How A Well-Known Epilepsy and Pain Drug Works
(PhysOrg.com) -- A Duke University Medical Center researcher who spent years looking for the signals that prompt the brain to form new connections between neurons has found one that may explain precisely how a well-known ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 12, 2009 |
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