Telehealth

Telehealth uses communication devices such as computers, mobiles and tablets to deliver healthcare. For example, many patients monitor their condition using a telehealth computer which can take read...

Brilinta (TM) - ticagrelor, AstraZeneca's new heart drug

Brilinta - ticagrelor, AstraZeneca's new heart drug is a blood-thinning medicine designed to prevent dangerous blood clots in patients with serious chest pain or previous heart attacks. It re...

Trigeminal Neuralgia

Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) is an extremely severe facial pain that tends to come and go unpredictably in sudden shock-like attacks. The pain is often described as stabbing, shooting, excruciating, bu...

Types of laxatives

Laxatives are medicines that relieve constipation (difficulty with bowel movements). They are a popular type of over-the-counter remedy. They can also be prescribed for conditions that could get wor...

Breckenridge to market Gabapentin capsules

Breckenridge Pharmaceutical has signed an agreement with Marksans Pharma to market its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Gabapentin Capsules, which are generic version of Pfizer's Neurontin...

FDA Approves Gabapentin Enacarbil for Postherpetic Neuralgia

Already approved for restless legs syndrome, gabapentin enacarbil extended-release tablets are now approved to manage postherpetic neuralgia in adults. FDA Approvals

GSK and XenoPort terminate collaboration of Horizant (gabapentin enacarbil)

XenoPort has reached an agreement with Glaxo Group Limited to terminate their collaboration agreement concerning Horizant (gabapentin enacarbil) Extended-Release Tablets, for which GSK held commercial...

FDA approves XenoPort, GSK’s Horizant ER tablets for management of PHN

GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) and XenoPort, Inc. announced today that the United States (US) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Horizant (gabapentin enacarbil) Extended-Release Tablets for th...

Depomed says BREEZE 3 data for Serada shows benefits for hot flashes

USA-based Depomed (Nasdaq: DEPO) is presenting two abstracts from its Phase III clinical trial, BREEZE 3, at this week's 23rd Annual Meeting of the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) in Orlando...

Gabapentin Improves Chronic Cough

In patients with chronic cough, gabapentin led to improved cough symptoms compared with placebo. Medscape Medical News

Astellas, XenoPort announce availability of RLS drug in Japan

Astellas Pharma and XenoPort have announced the introduction of Regnite (gabapentin enacarbil) extended-release tablets in Japan for the treatment of moderate-to-severe primary restless legs syndrome...

FDA clears GlaxoSmithKline's Horizant for PHN

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved UK Pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline's (LSE: GSK) Horizant (gabapentin enacarbil) extended-Release Tablets for the management of postherpetic neuralgi...

Impact of concomitant antacid administration on gabapentin plasma exposure and oral bioavailability in healthy adult subjects.

The aim of this open-label, randomized, and 3-period crossover study was to evaluate the influences of concomitant antacid administration on the plasma disposition, intestinal absorption, and urinary...

Gabapentin enacarbil for the treatment of restless legs syndrome (RLS).

Introduction: Gabapentin enacarbil is a new treatment for restless legs syndrome (RLS). It is a prodrug of the anticonvulsant gabapentin. However, unlike gabapentin, gabapentin enacarbil does not dem...

Risk of cancer in patients exposed to gabapentin in two electronic medical record systems.

PURPOSE: High doses of gabapentin were associated with pancreatic acinar cell tumors in male Wistar rats, but there is little published epidemiological data regarding gabapentin and carcinogenicity. W...

Comparison of two aerosol-based detectors for the analysis of gabapentin in pharmaceutical formulations by hydrophilic interaction chromatography.

Comparison of hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC) columns coupled with an evaporative light scattering detector (ELSD) or charged aerosol detector (CAD) was done for the detection of gabape...

Comparison of pharmacokinetics in beagle dogs of nimesulide bilayer tablets with dispersible tablets.

The purpose of this study was to compare the in vitro release and the in vivo pharmacokinetics of bilayer tablets with the conventional dispersible tablets of nimesulide. The tablets were administered...