GABAPENTIN- gabapentin tablet
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GABAPENTIN (GAB-a-PEN-tin) TABLETS, USP
Rx Only
Read the Medication Guide before you start taking gabapentin tablets 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.
What is the most important information I should know about gabapentin tablets?
Do not stop taking gabapentin tablets without first talking to your healthcare provider.
Stopping gabapentin tablets suddenly can cause serious problems.
Gabapentin can cause serious side effects including:
1. Suicidal Thoughts. Like other antiepileptic drugs, gabapentin 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:
How can I watch for early symptoms of suicidal thoughts and actions?
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.
2. Changes in behavior and thinking - Using gabapentin tablets in children 3 to 12 years of age can cause emotional changes, aggressive behavior, problems with concentration, restlessness, changes in school performance, and hyperactivity.
3.Gabapentin may cause a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction that may affect your skin or other parts of your body such as your liver or blood cells. You may or may not have a rash when you get this type of reaction. It may cause you to be hospitalized or to stop gabapentin. Call a healthcare provider right away if you have any of the following symptoms:
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 tablets.
What are gabapentin tablets?
Gabapentin tablets are a prescription medicine used to treat:
Who should not take gabapentin tablets?
Do not take gabapentin tablets if you are allergic to gabapentin or any of the other ingredients in gabapentin tablets. See the end of this Medication Guide for a complete list of ingredients in gabapentin tablets.
What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking gabapentin tablets?
Before taking gabapentin tablets, tell your healthcare provider if you:
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
Taking gabapentin tablets 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 tablets?
If you take too many gabapentin tablets, call your healthcare provider or your local Poison Control Center right away at 1-800-222-1222.
What should I avoid while taking gabapentin tablets?
What are the possible side effects of gabapentin?
Gabapentin may cause serious side effects including:
See “What is the most important information I should know about gabapentin tablets?”
• lack of coordination | • feeling tired |
• viral infection | • fever |
• feeling drowsy | • jerky movements |
• nausea and vomiting | • difficulty with coordination |
• difficulty with speaking | • double vision |
• tremor | • unusual eye movement |
• swelling, usually of legs and feet |
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.
How should I store gabapentin tablets?
Keep gabapentin tablets and all medicines out of the reach of children.
General information about the safe and effective use of gabapentin tablets
Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Medication Guide. Do not use gabapentin tablets for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give gabapentin tablets 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 tablets. If you would like more information, talk with your healthcare provider. You can ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for information about gabapentin tablets that was written for healthcare professionals.
For medical inquiries or to report side effects regarding gabapentin tablets, please call Actavis at 1-800-432-8534.
What are the ingredients in gabapentin tablets, USP?
Active ingredient: gabapentin, USP
Inactive ingredients in the tablets: calcium stearate, crospovidone, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hypromellose, polyethylene glycol and titanium dioxide. The 600 mg tablet also contains FD&C blue #2 aluminum lake and synthetic yellow iron oxide. The 800 mg tablet also contains synthetic black iron oxide.
This Medication Guide has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Manufactured by:
Actavis Elizabeth LLC
Elizabeth, NJ 07207 USA
Distributed by:
Actavis Pharma, Inc.
Parsippany, NJ 07054 USA
40-9159
(MG 41-1169/1114)