Product Description:

• Gabapentin is used with other medications to prevent and control seizures.


• It is also used to relieve nerve pain following shingles (a painful rash due to herpes zoster infection) in adults.


• Gabapentin is known as an anticonvulsant or antiepileptic drug.


• Gabapentin is used to treat epilepsy.


• It's also taken for nerve pain, which can be caused by different conditions, including diabetes and shingles.


• Nerve pain can also happen after an injury.


• In epilepsy, it's thought that gabapentin stops seizures by reducing the abnormal electrical activity in the brain.


• With nerve pain, it's thought to block pain by affecting the pain messages travelling through the brain and down the spine.


• Gabapentin is available on prescription. It comes as tablets, capsules and a liquid that you swallow.

How To Use:

• If you're taking gabapentin as a liquid, 2ml is usually the same as taking a 100mg tablet or capsule. Always check the label.

Dosage for epilepsy:

The usual dose for:

Adults And Older Children (Aged 12 And Over):

• Is 900mg To 3,600mg A Day, Split Into 3 Doses

Younger Children (Aged 6 To 12):

• varies depending on their weight

Dosage For Nerve Pain:

• The usual dose to treat nerve pain in adults is 900mg to 3,600mg a day, split into 3 doses.

Changes to your dose:

• To prevent side effects, your doctor will prescribe a low dose to start with and then increase it over a few days.


• Once you find a dose that suits you, it will usually stay the same.

How to take it:

• Swallow gabapentin capsules and tablets whole with a drink of water or juice.


• Do not chew them.


• You can take gabapentin with or without food, but it's best to do the same each day.


• Try to space your doses evenly through the day.


• For example, you could take it first thing in the morning, early afternoon and at bedtime.


• If you or your child are taking a liquid, it will come with a plastic syringe or spoon to measure your dose. If you do not have a syringe or spoon, ask your pharmacist for one.


• Do not use a kitchen spoon, as it will not measure the right amount.

How long to take it for:

• If you have epilepsy, it's likely that once your condition is under control you'll still need to take gabapentin for many years.


• If you have nerve pain, once your pain has gone you'll continue to take gabapentin for several months or longer to stop it coming back.

Warnings And Precautions:

To make sure it's safe for you, tell your doctor if you:

• Have ever had an allergic reaction to gabapentin or any other medicine


• Have ever misused or been addicted to a medicine


• Are trying to get pregnant or are already pregnant


• Are on a controlled sodium or potassium diet, or your kidneys do not work well (gabapentin liquid contains sodium and potassium, so speak to your doctor before taking it)

Ingredients:

Each Capsule Of Gabapentin Contains:

• 100mg, 300mg Or 400mg Of Gabapentin.

Each Tablet Contains:

• 600mg Or 800mg Of Gabapentin.

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