Gabapentin
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Gabapentin is a medication used for epilepsy and postherpetic neuralgia.
Regarding the treatment of diabetic neuropathy or postherpetic neuralgia, randomized controlled trial found that while gabapentin was not as effective as morphine, the combination of the two medications was more effective than either alone and allowed for a lower dose of morphine.[1]
In the case of United States ex. rel David Franklin vs. Pfizer, Inc., and Parke-Davis, Division of Warner-Lambert Company, "in 2004 the Pfizer subsidiary Warner-Lambert settled litigation and admitted guilt in connection to charges that during the 1990s it violated federal regulations by promoting the drug for pain, psychiatric conditions, migraine, and other unapproved uses."[2]
References
- ↑ Gilron I, Bailey JM, Tu D, Holden RR, Weaver DF, Houlden RL (March 2005). "Morphine, gabapentin, or their combination for neuropathic pain". N. Engl. J. Med. 352 (13): 1324–34. DOI:10.1056/NEJMoa042580. PMID 15800228. Research Blogging.
- ↑ Steinman MA, Bero LA, Chren MM, Landefeld CS (August 2006). "Narrative review: the promotion of gabapentin: an analysis of internal industry documents". Ann. Intern. Med. 145 (4): 284–93. PMID 16908919. [e]