How Do I Find Information on the Medication Neurontin?

Neurontin, or Gabapentin, is a prescription medication often used for seizures and nerve pain. Standard information on this drug, and other prescription drugs, is available to the consumer and the physician alike. Find information about Neurontin, including its side effects and its appropriate dosage, with the use of reliable websites. The federal government websites provide the most accurate information available on prescription drugs.

Instructions

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  Look for drug information from the National Institutes of Health, which provides accurate, unbiased information you can rely on to find out about a prescription medication. Neurontin is a prescription for seizures and neuralgia, and it works because it changes the way the body senses pain, according to the National Institutes of Health.

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  Use the FDA Index to Drug-Specific Information to read about Neurontin. This index gives after-market drug-safety information for physicians and patients. Neurontin is in a class of anti-convulsants, which now carries a warning about suicidal thoughts and ideation.

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  Read the drug insert provided with the medication. Neurontin has a flier or insert that gives information approved by the FDA, including side effects and warnings. Read the information carefully, or if you no longer have the drug insert, read the drug insert online at the website of the maker. Neurontin is a Pfizer drug, and the Pfizer website provides the complete insert online.

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  Use MedlinePlus for an information source. Operated by the National Institutes of Health, this service provides extensive reading material to the layman and professional alike in the form of links you may not otherwise locate.

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  Rely on "Consumer Reports Health" for additional information on drugs they include in the best-buy category. Gabapentin (Neurontin) is included in the anti-convulsant drug literature, and there is a summary and a full download available.

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  Refer to the "Physicians' Desk Reference" (PDR). The PDR has been available to the physician for more than 50 years and provides information from the FDA about all prescription drugs available for that year. There is a layman's abbreviated format of the PDR on the Drugs.com website. If you need to know about drugs regularly or work in the medical field, this book is the tome of choice for answers about Neurontin or any other prescription medication.