GABAPENTIN- gabapentin tablet
Rebel Distributors Corp
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Read the Medication Guide before you start taking gabapentin and each time you get a refill. There may be new information. This information does not take the place of talking to your healthcare provider about your medical condition or treatment.
Do not stop taking gabapentin without first talking to your healthcare provider.
Stopping gabapentin suddenly can cause serious problems
Gabapentin can cause serious side effects including:
Call a healthcare provider right away if you have any of these symptoms, especially if they are new, worse, or worry you:
Call your healthcare provider between visits as needed, especially if you are worried about symptoms.
Do not stop taking gabapentin without first talking to a healthcare provider.
• Stopping gabapentin 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.
Gabapentin is a prescription medicine used to treat:
Do not take gabapentin if you are allergic to gabapentin or any of the other ingredients in gabapentin. See the end of this Medication Guide for a complete list of ingredients in gabapentin.
Before taking gabapentin, tell your healthcare provider if you:
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
Taking gabapentin 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.
• dizziness
• lack of coordination
• viral infection
• feeling drowsy
• feeling tired
• fever
• jerky movements
• difficulty with speaking
• temporary loss of memory (amnesia)
• tremor
• 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. 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.
Keep gabapentin and all medicines out of the reach of children.
General information about the safe and effective use of gabapentin
Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Medication Guide. Do not use gabapentin for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give gabapentin to other people, even if they have the same symptoms that you have. It may harm them.
This Medication Guide summarizes the most important information about gabapentin. If you would like more information, talk with your healthcare provider. You can ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for information about gabapentin that was written for healthcare professionals.
For more information about gabapentin, go to www.glenmarkgenerics.com. For medical inquiries or to report side effects regarding gabapentin, please call 1 (888)721-7115.
Active ingredient: gabapentin USP
Inactive ingredients in the tablets: Corn Starch, Crospovidone, Poloxamer 407, Magnesium Stearate, Polyethylene Glycol, Hypromellose, Titanium Dioxide, Macrogol, Polysorbate 80 and purified water.
Manufactured by:
Glenmark Generics Ltd.
Colvale-Bardez, Goa 403 513, India
Manufactured for:
Glenmark Generics Inc., USA
Mahwah, NJ 07430
Questions? 1 (888)721-7115
www.glenmarkgenerics.com
December 2010
Repackaged By:
Rebel Distributors Corp
Thousand Oaks, CA 91320