Drug Summary

  Drug name:  gabapentin
  Chemical name:  Gabapentin
  Formula:  C₉H₁₇NO₂
  Weight:   171.2368
  CAS no:  60142-96-3
  DrugBank link:  DB00996
  Description:  Gabapentin (brand name Neurontin) is a medication originally developed for the treatment of epilepsy. Presently, gabapentin is widely used to relieve pain, especially neuropathic pain. Gabapentin is well tolerated in most patients, has a relatively mild side-effect profile, and passes through the body unmetabolized.
  Indication:  For the management of postherpetic neuralgia in adults and as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial seizures with and without secondary generalization in patients over 12 years of age with epilepsy.