This is probably old news to most of you, but I heard the other day on BBC Radio 4 that Neurontin is basically licenced for epilepsy, and its manufacturers have got into serious trouble for "bribing" doctors to prescribe it for other, non-licenced conditions. It was produced by Warner Lambert, and it is that company who fell foul of the regulators, and not, apparently, the company that produces it now.
The bloke who blew the whistle on the scam is sure that it is a common practice, by many pharmatceutical companies in order to increase their sales.
Make sure that when you are prescribed something, it is licenced for use for that particular condition, and it is not "off-label".
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Re: Neurontin
Here's the story with neurontin, as far as I am concernded. The law suit did not address whether the drug worked for neuropathitic pain, only whether or not it was "licensed" for pain rather than the originally" approved" use as an an anti-seizure medication. Everyone that I have talked to, with the exeptition of our estemeded legal proffesion, believes that neurontin is a Great nero- pain releiver, though not much of a siezure drug.
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Re: Neurontin
Well, Pfizer's web site in USA also lists efficacy in neuropathy and for people who are recovering from shingles.
I began the pills on Wednesday of this week, they work (for my situation) about 5 hours, and I will wake out of a dead sleep bolt upright on my way to get another one, and use the bathroom!
The Pfizer web also states that it os flushed clear from the kidneys after 4 hours.
I began the pills on Wednesday of this week, they work (for my situation) about 5 hours, and I will wake out of a dead sleep bolt upright on my way to get another one, and use the bathroom!
The Pfizer web also states that it os flushed clear from the kidneys after 4 hours.
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Re: Neurontin
The best info I've found about Neurontin (and many other meds used for pain as well as other stuff) is this one http://www.crazymeds.org/ it's very up front and honest about the pros and cons in a way that manufacturers sites never are. This site contains fairly strong language, but then strong language and pain go together so well :0)