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Neurontin LawyerLawyerFinder.com is a FREE consumer service. We are NOT a law firm. We assist consumers in locating Neurontin Lawyers and law firms in specific regions. We provide comprehensive law firm profiles so that you can review, screen and learn more about our members prior to contacting an attorney. In many cases our Neurontin Lawyer members provide useful articles and example cases to aid you in intelligently choosing the most appropriate legal representation for your unique situation. To locate a Neurontin Lawyer, simply choose a state from the form to the top right or choose the link from the left hand menu of this page. Gabapentin (brand name: Neurontin®) is an anticonvulsant medication indicated in the treatment of epilepsy and neuropathic pain. Gabapentin is known for having a relatively mild side effect profile, and passes through the body unmetabolized. Gabapentin is similar in structure to the neurotransmitter GABA but is not believed to act on the same brain receptors. Its exact mechanism of action is unknown, but its therapeutic action on neuropathic pain is thought to involve voltage gated calcium ion channels. Gabapentin has also been used in the treatment of bipolar disorder. However the FDA has never approved gabapentin for the treatment of bipolar disorder, and its use for this purpose is increasingly controversial. Some claim gabapentin acts as a mood stabilizer and has the advantage of having fewer side effects than more conventional bipolar drugs such as lithium and depakote. Some small, non-controlled studies in the 1990s, most sponsored by gabapentin's manufacturer, suggested that gabapentin treatment for bipolar disorder may be promising. However, more recently, several larger, controlled, and double-blind studies have found that gabapentin was no more effective than (and in one study, slightly less effective than) placebo, and the manufacturer has even halted its own studies regarding gabapentin and bipolar disorder. Despite this scientific evidence against the efficacy of gabapentin in the treatment of bipolar disorder, many psychiatrists continue to prescribe it for this purpose. Gabapentin has also been used (also without FDA approval) in the treatment of anxiety disorders such as social anxiety disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder, in treatment-resistant depression, and for insomnia. Gabapentin may be effective in reducing pain and spasticity in multiple sclerosis. In addition to its use in mood disorders, gabapentin was approved by the FDA for treating postherpetic neuralgia (neuropathic pain following shingles). Gabapentin is best known under the brand name Neurontin manufactured by Pfizer . In October 2004, FDA approved a generic equivalent to Neurontin made by Israeli firm Teva. Neurontin is one of Pfizer's best selling drugs, and was one of the 50 most prescribed drugs in the United States in 2003. However, in recent years Pfizer has come under heavy criticism for its marketing of Neurontin, facing allegations that behind the scenes Pfizer marketed the drug for at least a dozen supposed uses for which the drug had not been FDA approved. By some estimates, so-called "off-label" prescriptions account for roughly 90% of Neurontin sales. While off-label prescriptions are common for a number of drugs and are perfectly legal (if not always appropriate), marketing for off label uses of a drug is strictly illegal. In 2004, Pfizer agreed to pay a $430 million settlement for the illegal marketing of Neurontin for off-label purposes, and further legal action is pending. Pfizer is developing a successor to gabapentin, called pregabalin, which Pfzier hopes will be approved for use in epilepsy and neuropathic pain, as well as some of gabapentin's off label uses, especially anxiety disorders. Gabapentin's main side effect is drowsiness. Fortunately, in most cases, the drowsiness subsides after a few days, but the therapeutic effects persist. (this article compliments of Wikipedia) Find Neurontin Lawyers. Click on the state below:
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