GABAPENTIN- gabapentin solution 
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Medication Guide

Gabapentin Oral Solution

(GA-ba-PEN-tin)

What is the most important information I should know about Gabapentin Oral Solution?

Do not stop taking Gabapentin Oral Solution without first talking to your healthcare provider.

Stopping Gabapentin Oral Solution suddenly can cause serious problems.

Gabapentin Oral Solution can cause serious side effects including:

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Suicidal Thoughts. Like other antiepileptic drugs, Gabapentin Oral Solution may cause suicidal thoughts or actions in a very small number of people, about 1 in 500.

Call a healthcare provider right away if you have any of these symptoms, especially if they are new, worse, or worry you:

thoughts about suicide or dying
attempts to commit suicide
new or worse depression
new or worse anxiety
feeling agitated or restless
panic attacks
trouble sleeping (insomnia)
new or worse irritability
acting aggressive, being angry, or violent
acting on dangerous impulses
an extreme increase in activity and talking (mania)
other unusual changes in behavior or mood

How can I watch for early symptoms of suicidal thoughts and actions?

Pay attention to any changes, especially sudden changes, in mood, behaviors, thoughts, or feelings.
Keep all follow-up visits with your healthcare provider as scheduled.

Call your healthcare provider between visits as needed, especially if you are worried about symptoms.

Do not stop taking Gabapentin Oral Solution without first talking to a healthcare provider.

Stopping Gabapentin Oral Solution suddenly can cause serious problems. Stopping a seizure medicine suddenly in a patient who has epilepsy can cause seizures that will not stop (status epilepticus).
Suicidal thoughts or actions can be caused by things other than medicines. If you have suicidal thoughts or actions, your healthcare provider may check for other causes.
Changes in behavior and thinking - Using Gabapentin Oral Solution in children 3 to 12 years of age can cause emotional changes, aggressive behavior, problems with concentration, restlessness, changes in school performance, and hyperactivity.
Gabapentin Oral Solution may cause serious or life-threatening allergic reactions that may affect your skin or other parts of your body such as your liver or blood cells. This may cause you to be hospitalized or to stop Gabapentin Oral Solution. You may or may not have a rash with an allergic reaction caused by Gabapentin Oral Solution. Call a healthcare provider right away if you have any of the following symptoms:
skin rash
hives
difficulty breathing
fever
swollen glands that do not go away
swelling of your face, lips, throat, or tongue
yellowing of your skin or of the whites of the eyes
unusual bruising or bleeding
severe fatigue or weakness
unexpected muscle pain
frequent infections

These symptoms may be the first signs of a serious reaction. A healthcare provider should examine you to decide if you should continue taking Gabapentin Oral Solution.

What is Gabapentin Oral Solution?

Gabapentin Oral Solution is a prescription medicine used to treat:

Pain from damaged nerves (postherpetic pain) that follows healing of shingles (a painful rash that comes after a herpes zoster infection) in adults.
Partial seizures when taken together with other medicines in adults and children 3 years of age and older with seizures.

Who should not take Gabapentin Oral Solution?

Do not take Gabapentin Oral Solution if you are allergic to gabapentin or any of the other ingredients in Gabapentin Oral Solution. See the end of this Medication Guide for a complete list of ingredients in Gabapentin Oral Solution.

What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking Gabapentin Oral Solution?

Before taking Gabapentin Oral Solution, tell your healthcare provider if you:

have or have had kidney problems or are on hemodialysis
have or have had depression, mood problems, or suicidal thoughts or behavior
have breathing problems
have diabetes
are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if Gabapentin Oral Solution can harm your unborn baby. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you become pregnant while taking Gabapentin Oral Solution. You and your healthcare provider will decide if you should take Gabapentin Oral Solution while you are pregnant.
Pregnancy Registry: If you become pregnant while taking Gabapentin Oral Solution, talk to your healthcare provider about registering with the North American Antiepileptic Drug (NAAED) Pregnancy Registry. The purpose of this registry is to collect information about the safety of antiepileptic drugs during pregnancy. You can enroll in this registry by calling 1-888-233-2334.
are breast-feeding or plan to breast-feed. Gabapentin Oral Solution can pass into breast milk. You and your healthcare provider should decide how you will feed your baby while you take Gabapentin Oral Solution.

Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Especially tell your healthcare provider if you take any opioid pain medicine (such as oxycodone), any medicines for anxiety (such as lorazepam) or insomnia (such as zolpidem), or any medicines that make you sleepy.

You may have a higher chance for dizziness, sleepiness, or breathing problems if these medicines are taken with Gabapentin Oral Solution.

Taking Gabapentin Oral Solution with certain other medicines can cause side effects or affect how well they work. Do not start or stop other medicines without talking to your healthcare provider.

Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of them and show it to your healthcare provider and pharmacist when you get a new medicine.

How should I take Gabapentin Oral Solution?

Take Gabapentin Oral Solution exactly as prescribed. Your healthcare provider will tell you how much Gabapentin Oral Solution to take.
 
○ Do not change your dose of Gabapentin Oral Solution without talking to your healthcare provider.

If you take too much Gabapentin Oral Solution, call your healthcare provider or your local Poison Control Center right away at 1-800-222-1222.

What should I avoid while taking Gabapentin Oral Solution?

Do not drink alcohol or take other medicines that make you sleepy or dizzy while taking Gabapentin Oral Solution without first talking with your healthcare provider. Taking Gabapentin Oral Solution with alcohol or drugs that cause sleepiness or dizziness may make your sleepiness or dizziness worse.
Do not drive, operate heavy machinery, or do other dangerous activities until you know how Gabapentin Oral Solution affects you. Gabapentin Oral Solution can slow your thinking and motor skills.

What are the possible side effects of Gabapentin Oral Solution?

Gabapentin Oral Solution may cause serious side effects including:

See “What is the most important information I should know about Gabapentin Oral Solution?”

problems driving while using Gabapentin Oral Solution. See “What I should avoid while taking Gabapentin Oral Solution?”
sleepiness and dizziness, which could increase the occurrence of accidental injury, including falls
The most common side effects of Gabapentin Oral Solution include:
lack of coordination
 
○ viral infection
 
○ feeling drowsy
 
○ nausea and vomiting
 
○ difficulty with speaking
 
○ tremor
 
○ swelling, usually of legs and feet
 
○ feeling tired
 
○ fever
 
○ jerky movements
 
○ difficulty with coordination
 
○ double vision
○ unusual eye movement
 
Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.
 
These are not all the possible side effects of Gabapentin Oral Solution. For more information, ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist.
 
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. You may also report side effects to Akorn Operating Company LLC at 1-800-932-5676.
 
How should I store Gabapentin Oral Solution?

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Gaviscon® is a registered trademark of GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Inc.

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Revised: 3/2022
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